Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 39.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador is 39.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador peaked at 39.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1965.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 4.2% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +71.3% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +64.4% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +34.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 39.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.2%, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 39.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.0%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.5% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 17.9% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in El Salvador was 39.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)