Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 78.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador stood at 78.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 78.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 19th 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, middle quintile, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 50.3% | 66.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 57.1% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 67.8% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 16 Dominican Republic 83.8% compare
- 17 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 18 Colombia 78.9% compare
- 20 Nepal 77.0% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.5% compare
- 22 Nigeria 75.3% compare
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, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador was 78.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release