Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 89.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 89.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 66.6% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 80.3% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 87.7% | 89.6% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador was 89.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release