Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 63.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador is 63.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 65.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 58th out of 95 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 32.5% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 51.0% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.2% | 65.4% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador was 63.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release