Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador

El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9763 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.9763 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
72nd
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.9763 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
8
2000–2018

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

00.250.50.7511.22000200920182000: 1.2 GPIA2001: 1.2 GPIA2002: 1.2 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 0.996 GPIA2016: 0.986 GPIA2017: 0.995 GPIA2018: 0.976 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9763 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9763 GPIA, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 72nd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
2000 1.17 GPIA
2001 1.15 GPIA -1.8%
2002 1.21 GPIA +5.4%
2014 1.02 GPIA -15.7%
2015 0.996 GPIA -2.5%
2016 0.986 GPIA -1.0%
2017 0.9954 GPIA +1.0%
2018 0.9763 GPIA -1.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9763 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9662 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9763 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.958 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.18 GPIA 1.15 GPIA 1.21 GPIA 3
2010s 0.9951 GPIA 0.9763 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 69 Barbados 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 70 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
  3. 71 Panama 1 GPIA compare
  4. 73 Burkina Faso 0.9728 GPIA compare
  5. 74 Jamaica 0.9662 GPIA compare
  6. 75 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9507 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador was 0.9763 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9763 GPIA in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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
191 places, 4,346 data points, 1970–2019
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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/