Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 75.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 75.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 85.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 38 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, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 55.8% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 51.5% | 67.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 62.2% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 74.8% | 85.2% | 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, middle quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador was 75.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release