Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 94.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 95.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 20th 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, richest quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.8% | — |
| 2001 | 82.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 82.0% | 89.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 89.4% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 89.5% | 94.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 17 Philippines 96.6% compare
- 18 Paraguay 95.5% compare
- 19 Nepal 95.2% compare
- 21 Nigeria 93.6% compare
- 22 Bangladesh 90.6% compare
- 23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.4% 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, richest quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador was 94.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release