Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 82.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second 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, second quintile in El Salvador is 82.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador peaked at 89.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 26 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, second quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.1% | — |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 56.1% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 69.1% | 82.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 81.4% | 89.3% | 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, second quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador was 82.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release