Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male was 53.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador stood at 53.4%.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 66.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 18th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 31.4% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 37.8% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 50.9% | 66.0% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in El Salvador was 53.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release