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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, 2000–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 35.7% | 50.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.2% | 37.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 34 Bangladesh 35.7% compare
- 35 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.5% compare
- 36 Belize 34.9% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 34.8% compare
- 39 Suriname 33.5% compare
- 40 Tonga 33.0% compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
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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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.