Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 82.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador is 82.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador peaked at 87.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 34 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, middle quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8% | — |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.4% | 67.6% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 74.8% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 80.9% | 87.5% | 4 |
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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, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release