El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

El Salvador
33.9%
in 2018
Nicaragua
35.6%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
38th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
0204060200020092018

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 35.6% against 33.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 57.0% 14.7% Nicaragua
2010s 35.0% 35.6% 0.5% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 35.6% against 33.9% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
1.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 38th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.