Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 76.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 76.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 76.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2004.
That places El Salvador 14th out of 24 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, poorest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.8% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 46.3% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 57.7% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 68.4% | 76.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 11 Dominican Republic 84.9% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 84.6% compare
- 13 Colombia 83.1% compare
- 15 Uruguay 69.3% compare
- 16 Philippines 64.9% compare
- 17 Jordan 64.2% compare
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, poorest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador was 76.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release