Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 58.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 58.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 69.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 50 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 32.4% | 43.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 42.2% | 57.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 56.7% | 69.9% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in El Salvador was 58.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release