Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador is 68.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 68.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 17th out of 36 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, poorest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +65.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -39.8% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +65.5% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 12.7% | 30.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.3% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 51.0% | 68.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in El Salvador was 68.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release