Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 58.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador stood at 58.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 69.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 21st of 39 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, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 64.2% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 25.0% | 35.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 41.7% | 64.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 56.7% | 69.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 18 Colombia 66.2% compare
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 65.4% compare
- 20 Jordan 64.9% compare
- 22 Philippines 53.0% compare
- 23 Bangladesh 47.1% compare
- 24 Honduras 44.0% compare
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, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador was 58.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release