El Salvador vs Honduras: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2023
Honduras
24.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Honduras rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 24.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Honduras ranks 9th of 25 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 39.9% | 2.2% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 40.2% | 10.8% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 24.1% | 4.0% | Honduras |
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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 24.1% against 20.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 4.0%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Honduras ranks 9th 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