Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.2 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.2 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.2 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7462 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.2 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 1.2 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7462 modelled data, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7462 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7547 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7641 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7766 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7918 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7989 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8079 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8222 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8456 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8623 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8614 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8581 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8596 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8681 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.871 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8851 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9048 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9186 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9227 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9191 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9124 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9145 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9175 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9276 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9522 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9752 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.2 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7898 modelled data | 0.7462 modelled data | 0.8456 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8812 modelled data | 0.8581 modelled data | 0.9227 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9585 modelled data | 0.9124 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 1.2 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador was 1.2 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7462 modelled data in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release