El Salvador vs North America: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

El Salvador
155,963 number
in 2018
North America
277,885 number
in 2019
El Salvador rank
45th
North America rank
43rd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • El Salvador
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 277,885 number against 155,963 number in El Salvador, a difference of 121,922 number.

That makes North America's figure about 1.8 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North America ahead.

El Salvador ranks 45th and North America ranks 43rd of 149 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North America Difference Ahead
2000s 102,162 number 708,931 number 606,768 number North America
2010s 119,545 number 360,974 number 241,429 number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, El Salvador or North America?
North America, at 277,885 number against 155,963 number in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between El Salvador and North America?
121,922 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
El Salvador ranks 45th and North America ranks 43rd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/