Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 78.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador is 78.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 53.8% | 63.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 65.2% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.2% | 78.4% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 78.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release