El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.7% against 3.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 133 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 16.3% | 28.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 13.3% | 9.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 7.0% | 10.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 17.7% against 3.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). 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 in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/