El Salvador vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
El Salvador
49.2%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
18.6%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
34th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- El Salvador
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 49.2% against 18.6% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.6 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 34th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 28.4% | 10.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 22.1% | 13.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 19.3% | 25.6% | 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, male, El Salvador or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 49.2% against 18.6% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 30.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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