Chile vs El Salvador: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Chile
20,533 number
in 2018
El Salvador
20,364 number
in 2018
Chile rank
44th
El Salvador rank
46th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Chile
  • El Salvador
20.0k40.0k60.0k199820082018

How they compare

Chile currently reports 20,533 number against 20,364 number in El Salvador, a difference of 169 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.

Chile ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 46th of 133 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 33,491 number 28,017 number 5,474 number Chile
2010s 17,792 number 20,399 number 2,608 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Chile or El Salvador?
Chile, at 20,533 number against 20,364 number in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Chile and El Salvador?
169 number, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Chile ranks 44th and El Salvador ranks 46th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/