Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 86.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 86.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 18th of 30 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, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.4% | — |
| 2001 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 51.6% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 63.3% | 76.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 73.9% | 86.9% | 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, richest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador was 86.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release