Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 84.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador stood at 84.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 84.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 18th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 55.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 68.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 53.6% | 71.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 64.8% | 80.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.4% | 84.4% | 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 84.2% 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 84.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 23 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 17.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release