El Salvador vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
El Salvador
14.2%
in 2024
Maldives
14.0%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
81st
Maldives rank
83rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- El Salvador
- Maldives
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 14.2% against 14.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 83rd of 175 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 4.0% | 9.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 7.4% | 10.3% | El Salvador |
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 Maldives?
- El Salvador, at 14.2% against 14.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between El Salvador and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- El Salvador ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 83rd of 175 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, female (%). 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