El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: 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
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.0% against 17.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 26th of 137 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 20.0% against 17.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 2.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 26th 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/