Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted was 0.6384 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in El Salvador is 0.6384 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.6975 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3078 LPIA, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 88 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, upper secondary … rate location LPIA adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3084 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.324 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3214 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3078 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3679 LPIA | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3299 LPIA | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4184 LPIA | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3191 LPIA | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.406 LPIA | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4568 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5547 LPIA | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4947 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5449 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5205 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5152 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5443 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5798 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5883 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6975 LPIA | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6259 LPIA | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6091 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6384 LPIA | +4.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6384 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8366 LPIA, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6384 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7326 LPIA, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3448 LPIA | 0.3078 LPIA | 0.4184 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5332 LPIA | 0.4568 LPIA | 0.5883 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6427 LPIA | 0.6091 LPIA | 0.6975 LPIA | 4 |
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 location parity in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in El Salvador was 0.6384 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6975 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3078 LPIA in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release