Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 77.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador stood at 77.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in El Salvador peaked at 82.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2020.
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 | 61.9% | — |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 61.3% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 58.7% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 61.3% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 58.1% | 80.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 77.7% 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 82.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2020.
- 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 9.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release