Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador peaked at 74.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 97th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.7% | — |
| 1982 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.7% | 39.7% | 45.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 46.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 54.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 65.3% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 71.1% | 74.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, male (modelled data) in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador was 74.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- El Salvador ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release