Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity was 0.4806 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador stood at 0.4806 WPIA.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador peaked at 0.4822 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1549 WPIA, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1549 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1682 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2003 WPIA | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1817 WPIA | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1722 WPIA | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1804 WPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1862 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2228 WPIA | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2616 WPIA | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2876 WPIA | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3298 WPIA | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.323 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3418 WPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.28 WPIA | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3225 WPIA | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3484 WPIA | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3883 WPIA | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4822 WPIA | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4266 WPIA | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4746 WPIA | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4806 WPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1832 WPIA | 0.1549 WPIA | 0.2228 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3203 WPIA | 0.2616 WPIA | 0.3883 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.466 WPIA | 0.4266 WPIA | 0.4822 WPIA | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in El Salvador was 0.4806 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1549 WPIA in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release