El Salvador vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 24.2% against 20.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 21st of 137 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 34.6% | 20.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 23.8% | 9.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, El Salvador or Laos?
- Laos, at 24.2% against 20.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Laos?
- 4.2%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 21st of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/