El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 25.0% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 138 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.0% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 15.0% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 25.0% against 13.9% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 11.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/