Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 85.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 85.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in El Salvador peaked at 86.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 54th out of 80 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, urban, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.5% | — |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 68.5% | 75.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 77.2% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.8% | 86.2% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in El Salvador was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release