El Salvador vs North America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

El Salvador
32.9%
in 2018
North America
3.9%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
43rd
North America rank
45th

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

  • El Salvador
  • North America
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 32.9% against 3.9% in North America, a difference of 29.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 8.4 times North America's.

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

El Salvador ranks 43rd and North America ranks 45th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North America Difference Ahead
2000s 37.5% 12.8% 24.6% El Salvador
2010s 30.9% 7.6% 23.3% 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, male, El Salvador or North America?
El Salvador, at 32.9% against 3.9% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between El Salvador and North America?
29.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
El Salvador ranks 43rd and North America ranks 45th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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