Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 65.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador is 65.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 66.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 25th out of 50 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, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 66.6% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 24.5% | 36.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 43.6% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 57.8% | 66.6% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 65.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release