Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 34.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
34.8%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
37th
of 143 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2000
All-time low
31.2%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 50.9 %2001: 49.6 %2002: 49.4 %2005: 41.2 %2006: 35.7 %2007: 36.8 %2008: 38.7 %2009: 39.1 %2010: 37.5 %2011: 35.6 %2012: 33.7 %2013: 31.2 %2014: 32.1 %2015: 33.6 %2016: 33.3 %2017: 35.7 %2018: 34.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 34.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 50.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2013.

That places El Salvador 37th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 50.9%
2001 49.6% -2.5%
2002 49.4% -0.4%
2005 41.2% -16.6%
2006 35.7% -13.4%
2007 36.8% +3.2%
2008 38.7% +5.2%
2009 39.1% +0.9%
2010 37.5% -3.9%
2011 35.6% -5.1%
2012 33.7% -5.3%
2013 31.2% -7.5%
2014 32.1% +2.9%
2015 33.6% +4.8%
2016 33.3% -1.0%
2017 35.7% +7.2%
2018 34.8% -2.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 34.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 34.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.7% 35.7% 50.9% 8
2010s 34.2% 31.2% 37.5% 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 34 Bangladesh 35.7% compare
  2. 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
  3. 36 Belize 34.9% compare
  4. 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
  5. 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
  6. 40 Tonga 33.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador was 34.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2013.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
El Salvador ranks 37th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.