El Salvador vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

El Salvador
19.8%
in 2018
Suriname
18.1%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
25th
Suriname rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Suriname
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 19.8% against 18.1% in Suriname, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 27th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 10.8% 23.0% 12.1% Suriname
2010s 11.2% 20.9% 9.7% Suriname

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 Suriname?
El Salvador, at 19.8% against 18.1% in Suriname as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Suriname?
1.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
El Salvador ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 27th of 139 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/