Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 40.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador stood at 40.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador peaked at 40.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1981.
That places El Salvador 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.9% | — |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 16.9% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.1% | 40.2% | 6 |
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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, female (modelled data) in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in El Salvador was 40.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release