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

El Salvador
33.9%
in 2018
OECD members
10.7%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
41st
OECD members rank
38th

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

  • El Salvador
  • OECD members
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 33.9% against 10.7% in OECD members, a difference of 23.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador OECD members Difference Ahead
2000s 40.1% 19.3% 20.8% El Salvador
2010s 32.5% 13.1% 19.5% El Salvador

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 OECD members?
El Salvador, at 33.9% against 10.7% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and OECD members?
23.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 41st and OECD members 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.