How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

El Salvador vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

El Salvador

15.0%

in 2018

Laos

16.2%

in 2019

El Salvador rank

21st

Laos rank

20th

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

El Salvador
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 16.2% against 15.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

El Salvador ranks 21st and Laos ranks 20th of 148 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	7.5%	21.1%	13.6%	Laos
2010s	11.1%	11.9%	0.7%	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, El Salvador or Laos?: Laos, at 16.2% against 15.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Laos?: 1.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: El Salvador ranks 21st and Laos ranks 20th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/