El Salvador vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
El Salvador
47.9%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
15.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
35th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.9% against 15.8% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 32.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.0 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 26.8% | 14.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 16.4% | 19.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 12.6% | 30.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, El Salvador or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- El Salvador, at 47.9% against 15.8% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 32.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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