Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador

El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.05 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.24 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
1.05 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador, 2000–2018

00.250.50.7511.22000200920182000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 1.2 GPIA2002: 1.2 GPIA2005: 1.2 GPIA2006: 1.1 GPIA2007: 1.1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.2 GPIA2011: 1.2 GPIA2012: 1.2 GPIA2013: 1.2 GPIA2014: 1.1 GPIA2015: 1.1 GPIA2016: 1.1 GPIA2017: 1.1 GPIA2018: 1.1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 45th of 137 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
2000 1.2 GPIA
2001 1.19 GPIA -0.5%
2002 1.24 GPIA +4.1%
2005 1.19 GPIA -4.5%
2006 1.14 GPIA -3.5%
2007 1.13 GPIA -1.2%
2008 1.15 GPIA +1.4%
2009 1.14 GPIA -0.5%
2010 1.17 GPIA +3.0%
2011 1.19 GPIA +1.8%
2012 1.18 GPIA -1.4%
2013 1.16 GPIA -1.4%
2014 1.1 GPIA -5.1%
2015 1.09 GPIA -1.6%
2016 1.07 GPIA -1.0%
2017 1.05 GPIA -2.0%
2018 1.05 GPIA -0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8534 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8945 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.17 GPIA 1.13 GPIA 1.24 GPIA 8
2010s 1.12 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 1.19 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 42 Dominica 1.06 GPIA compare
  2. 43 Ethiopia 1.06 GPIA compare
  3. 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.06 GPIA compare
  4. 46 Republic of Moldova 1.05 GPIA compare
  5. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
  6. 48 British Virgin Islands 1.02 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador was 1.05 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
El Salvador ranks 45th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/