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

Argentina
9,406 number
in 2017
El Salvador
10,886 number
in 2018
Argentina rank
48th
El Salvador rank
45th

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

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199820082018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 10,886 number against 9,406 number in Argentina, a difference of 1,480 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Argentina ranks 48th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 132 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 7,786 number 18,166 number 10,380 number El Salvador
2010s 8,980 number 10,863 number 1,883 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, Argentina or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 10,886 number against 9,406 number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Argentina and El Salvador?
1,480 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Argentina ranks 48th and El Salvador ranks 45th of 132 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/