Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 80.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 80.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 60th 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 53.7% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 66.7% | 76.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 77.9% | 80.0% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador was 80.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release