El Salvador vs Nepal: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2023
Nepal
23.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
11th
Nepal rank
10th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- El Salvador
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 23.7% against 20.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 11th and Nepal ranks 10th of 25 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 23.7% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.7% | 0.8% | 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, El Salvador or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 23.7% 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 El Salvador and Nepal?
- 3.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 11th and Nepal ranks 10th 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