Adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adolescents out of school, male was 55.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador stood at 55.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 126.3% on the previous year and up 297.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 7th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +231.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +58.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +126.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 7.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 4.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +231.8% | 2.7% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 2.7% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 13.8% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 23.2% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador?
- Adolescents out of school, male in El Salvador was 55.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.