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

El Salvador
20,364 number
in 2018
Mexico
20,429 number
in 2018
El Salvador rank
46th
Mexico rank
45th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 20,429 number against 20,364 number in El Salvador, a difference of 65 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.

El Salvador ranks 46th and Mexico ranks 45th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 33,373 number 133,636 number 100,263 number Mexico
2010s 20,399 number 17,072 number 3,327 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, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 20,429 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 El Salvador and Mexico?
65 number, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 46th and Mexico ranks 45th 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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About this data

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/