El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban
El Salvador
7.3%
in 2023
Mexico
9.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Mexico rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 9.3% against 7.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Mexico ranks 20th of 38 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 | 13.6% | 10.6% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 9.2% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.8% | 1.8% | 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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 9.3% against 7.3% 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 Mexico?
- 2.0%, with Mexico 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 23rd and Mexico ranks 20th of 38 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, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release