Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female was 76.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 76.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 76.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 19th out of 37 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, second quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 35.4% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 56.7% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 72.4% | 76.1% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador was 76.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release