Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 76.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador is 76.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 76.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 59th of 92 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 53.8% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 63.7% | 75.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.4% | 76.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 56 Philippines 79.0% compare
- 57 Dominican Republic 78.2% compare
- 58 Guyana 78.1% compare
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 74.5% compare
- 61 Nigeria 73.3% compare
- 62 Zimbabwe 71.8% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador was 76.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release