El Salvador vs Zambia: Over-age students, primary, male

El Salvador
15.0%
in 2018
Zambia
14.8%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
41st
Zambia rank
43rd

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.0% against 14.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 21.1% 0.0% 21.1% El Salvador
1990s 33.2% 16.2% 17.1% El Salvador
2000s 18.5% 18.9% 0.3% Zambia
2010s 17.9% 16.6% 1.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, El Salvador or Zambia?
El Salvador, at 15.0% against 14.8% in Zambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between El Salvador and Zambia?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
El Salvador ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 43rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.