Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 17.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 17.7% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2018.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador peaked at 44.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 43rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 44.8% | — |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -6.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.6%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 17.9% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 13.7% | 19.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador was 17.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/