Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 59.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 59.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 63.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 52nd out of 94 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 30.0% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 47.3% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 57.3% | 63.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 49 Venezuela 64.5% compare
- 50 Mexico 63.3% compare
- 51 Philippines 60.8% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 58.6% compare
- 54 Jordan 56.9% compare
- 55 South Africa 56.1% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador was 59.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release