Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 42.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador stood at 42.0%.
The figure is up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador peaked at 44.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1985.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 13.2% | +38.5% |
| 1970 | 15.4% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -61.7% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +190.4% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | +26.1% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +71.1% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.8% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 36.0% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in El Salvador was 42.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1985.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)