El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

El Salvador
25.0%
in 2018
Nicaragua
23.5%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
32nd
Nicaragua rank
34th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
1020304050200020092018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25.0% against 23.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 23.0% 41.5% 18.5% Nicaragua
2010s 17.5% 23.5% 6.1% Nicaragua

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 Nicaragua?
El Salvador, at 25.0% against 23.5% in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
1.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/