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

El Salvador: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 94,841 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
94,841 number
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
45th
of 138 countries
All-time high
124,866 number
in 2000
All-time low
72,166 number
in 2013
Years of data
17
2000–2018

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2000200920182000: 124.9k number2001: 118.1k number2002: 110.2k number2005: 87.5k number2006: 92.5k number2007: 93.7k number2008: 96.6k number2009: 95.0k number2010: 87.6k number2011: 83.9k number2012: 80.1k number2013: 72.2k number2014: 75.2k number2015: 82.6k number2016: 89.0k number2017: 100.5k number2018: 94.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in El Salvador stood at 94,841 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 124,866 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72,166 number, in 2013.

El Salvador ranks 45th of 138 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, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 124,866 number
2001 118,075 number -5.4%
2002 110,218 number -6.7%
2005 87,458 number -20.6%
2006 92,526 number +5.8%
2007 93,728 number +1.3%
2008 96,565 number +3.0%
2009 95,036 number -1.6%
2010 87,625 number -7.8%
2011 83,854 number -4.3%
2012 80,056 number -4.5%
2013 72,166 number -9.9%
2014 75,193 number +4.2%
2015 82,649 number +9.9%
2016 88,999 number +7.7%
2017 100,511 number +12.9%
2018 94,841 number -5.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 94,841 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,746 number, 3.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 94,841 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,209 number, 4.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 102,309 number 87,458 number 124,866 number 8
2010s 85,099 number 72,166 number 100,511 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 42 Romania 110,214 number compare
  2. 43 Ecuador 102,785 number compare
  3. 44 Peru 98,195 number compare
  4. 46 Paraguay 90,229 number compare
  5. 47 Italy 87,333 number compare
  6. 48 Dominican Republic 76,467 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in El Salvador?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in El Salvador was 94,841 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 124,866 number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 72,166 number in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
El Salvador ranks 45th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/