Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 73.9% 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 73.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 81.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, 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 | 41.9% | — |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | +35.0% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 41.9% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 55.6% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 60.5% | 81.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 73.9% 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 81.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2000.
- 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 14.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release