El Salvador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural
El Salvador
25.4%
in 2023
Paraguay
20.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
9th
Paraguay rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 25.4% against 20.9% in Paraguay, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 28 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 31.6% | 10.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 22.6% | 14.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 16.1% | 11.3% | 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, rural, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 25.4% against 20.9% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 4.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 11th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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