El Salvador vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

El Salvador
14.8%
in 2018
Pacific island small states
6.1%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
25th
Pacific island small states rank
24th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Pacific island small states
2.557.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.8% against 6.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.4 times Pacific island small states's.

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

El Salvador ranks 25th and Pacific island small states ranks 24th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 8.3% 10.4% 2.2% Pacific island small states
2010s 11.1% 5.5% 5.5% El Salvador

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 Pacific island small states?
El Salvador, at 14.8% against 6.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Pacific island small states?
8.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pacific island small states?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
El Salvador ranks 25th and Pacific island small states ranks 24th of 149 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/