Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 69.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 69.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 69.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 39 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 24.1% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 44.5% | 58.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 58.7% | 69.5% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador was 69.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release