El Salvador vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
El Salvador
47.9%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
5.5%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
35th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
36th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 47.9% against 5.5% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 42.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 8.7 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th 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: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 9.2% | 31.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 6.8% | 29.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 5.9% | 37.2% | 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: Europe and Northern America?
- El Salvador, at 47.9% against 5.5% in SDG: Europe and Northern America 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: Europe and Northern America?
- 42.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th 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