Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador

El Salvador: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 186,656 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
186,656 number
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
46th
of 142 countries
All-time high
224,316 number
in 2000
All-time low
133,502 number
in 2013
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador, 2000–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000200920182000: 224.3k number2001: 212.8k number2002: 193.3k number2005: 158.8k number2006: 171.9k number2007: 175.6k number2008: 179.5k number2009: 177.5k number2010: 160.9k number2011: 152.2k number2012: 146.7k number2013: 133.5k number2014: 143.7k number2015: 159.7k number2016: 172.9k number2017: 197.5k number2018: 186.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 186,656 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2018.

The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador peaked at 224,316 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 133,502 number, in 2013.

El Salvador ranks 46th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 224,316 number
2001 212,782 number -5.1%
2002 193,270 number -9.2%
2005 158,809 number -17.8%
2006 171,902 number +8.2%
2007 175,550 number +2.1%
2008 179,479 number +2.2%
2009 177,459 number -1.1%
2010 160,930 number -9.3%
2011 152,248 number -5.4%
2012 146,699 number -3.6%
2013 133,502 number -9.0%
2014 143,732 number +7.7%
2015 159,669 number +11.1%
2016 172,919 number +8.3%
2017 197,451 number +14.2%
2018 186,656 number -5.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 186,656 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 186,656 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 3.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 186,696 number 158,809 number 224,316 number 8
2010s 161,534 number 133,502 number 197,451 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Ecuador 228,954 number compare
  2. 44 Argentina 219,434 number compare
  3. 45 Italy 190,358 number compare
  4. 47 Tajikistan 185,569 number compare
  5. 48 Paraguay 170,520 number compare
  6. 49 Dominican Republic 159,202 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in El Salvador was 186,656 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 224,316 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 133,502 number in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/