Egypt vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
Egypt
27.1%
in 2022
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2023
Egypt rank
8th
El Salvador rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 27.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 35.2% | 29.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.3% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 24.5% | 2.6% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or El Salvador?
- Egypt, at 27.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 7.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Egypt ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 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, poorest 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