El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
El Salvador
0.8881 GPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.8622 GPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
24th
Mexico rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8881 GPIA against 0.8622 GPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0259 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.1157 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 0.1379 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7696 GPIA | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.0554 GPIA | Mexico |
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, urban, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 0.8881 GPIA against 0.8622 GPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0259 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 25th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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