Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 70.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 70.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 70.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 87 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, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 33.4% | 46.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 49.1% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.0% | 70.2% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador was 70.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release