Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 74.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.0%
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
20th
of 39 countries
All-time high
77.9%
in 2022
All-time low
49.0%
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 49 %2001: 49.8 %2002: 57.4 %2003: 55.3 %2004: 53.5 %2005: 53.3 %2006: 60.4 %2007: 59 %2009: 58.9 %2010: 63.2 %2012: 67 %2013: 71 %2014: 72.5 %2015: 68.4 %2016: 70.1 %2017: 72.5 %2018: 76.6 %2019: 72.9 %2020: 76.3 %2021: 74.9 %2022: 77.9 %2023: 74 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 74.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 77.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 20th out of 39 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, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 49.0%
2001 49.8% +1.6%
2002 57.4% +15.3%
2003 55.3% -3.7%
2004 53.5% -3.3%
2005 53.3% -0.4%
2006 60.4% +13.3%
2007 59.0% -2.3%
2009 58.9% -0.2%
2010 63.2% +7.3%
2012 67.0% +6.0%
2013 71.0% +6.0%
2014 72.5% +2.1%
2015 68.4% -5.7%
2016 70.1% +2.5%
2017 72.5% +3.4%
2018 76.6% +5.7%
2019 72.9% -4.8%
2020 76.3% +4.7%
2021 74.9% -1.8%
2022 77.9% +4.0%
2023 74.0% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.2% 49.0% 60.4% 9
2010s 70.5% 63.2% 76.6% 9
2020s 75.8% 74.0% 77.9% 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 17 Uruguay 78.4% compare
  2. 18 Mexico 76.4% compare
  3. 19 Nigeria 75.3% compare
  4. 21 Lesotho 64.3% compare
  5. 22 India 59.9% compare
  6. 23 Ghana 56.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador was 74.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
39 places, 426 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release