El Salvador vs Suriname: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
15.3%
in 2024
Suriname
16.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
39th
Suriname rank
36th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 16.2% against 15.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Suriname ranks 36th of 203 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 16.5% | 6.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 25.1% | 9.9% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 16.2% against 15.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.9%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Suriname ranks 36th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.