Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 32.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 32.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador peaked at 33.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 118th of 164 countries on this measure, 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, male (modelled data) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.6% | — |
| 1982 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.6% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.8% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.2% | 6 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in El Salvador was 32.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- El Salvador ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release