El Salvador vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
El Salvador
0.8629 GPIA
in 2024
Madagascar
0.8428 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador rank
118th
Madagascar rank
121st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- El Salvador
- Madagascar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8629 GPIA against 0.8428 GPIA in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0201 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
El Salvador ranks 118th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 169 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.885 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.1056 GPIA | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.9496 GPIA | 0.1367 GPIA | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.8524 GPIA | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.0148 GPIA | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary, El Salvador or Madagascar?
- El Salvador, at 0.8629 GPIA against 0.8428 GPIA in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 0.0201 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Madagascar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- El Salvador ranks 118th and Madagascar ranks 121st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release