Ecuador vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Ecuador
0.2518 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador
0.2745 WPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
18th
El Salvador rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2745 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0227 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 21 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2402 WPIA | 0.1427 WPIA | 0.0975 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2727 WPIA | 0.1569 WPIA | 0.1158 WPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2778 WPIA | 0.3384 WPIA | 0.0606 WPIA | 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, urban, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.2745 WPIA against 0.2518 WPIA in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.0227 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 18th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 21 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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