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 16.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.9%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
46th
of 132 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 1998
All-time low
12.5%
in 2014
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador, 1998–2018

102030401998200820181998: 39.6 %2000: 30 %2001: 26.3 %2002: 22.6 %2003: 19.7 %2005: 18 %2006: 16.2 %2007: 20.5 %2008: 19.3 %2009: 21 %2010: 15.9 %2011: 15.2 %2012: 18.3 %2013: 17.7 %2014: 12.5 %2015: 15.5 %2016: 17.4 %2017: 18.8 %2018: 16.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador is 16.9%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in El Salvador peaked at 39.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2014.

That places El Salvador 46th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 39.6%
2000 30.0% -24.3%
2001 26.3% -12.1%
2002 22.6% -14.3%
2003 19.7% -12.7%
2005 18.0% -8.5%
2006 16.2% -9.9%
2007 20.5% +26.4%
2008 19.3% -6.1%
2009 21.0% +8.9%
2010 15.9% -24.3%
2011 15.2% -4.5%
2012 18.3% +20.7%
2013 17.7% -3.5%
2014 12.5% -29.5%
2015 15.5% +24.8%
2016 17.4% +11.8%
2017 18.8% +8.1%
2018 16.9% -10.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 16.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 16.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.6% 39.6% 39.6% 1
2000s 21.5% 16.2% 30.0% 9
2010s 16.5% 12.5% 18.8% 9

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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 16.9% 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 39.6% 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 12.5% in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 132 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 12.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/