Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9534 GPIA, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9956 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9534 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9832 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9955 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9534 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in El Salvador was 1.05 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9534 GPIA in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release