Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 61.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 61.9%.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 73.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 39 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 32.7% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 46.2% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 55.9% | 73.6% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador was 61.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release