Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 38.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 38.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 40 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, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.4% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.1% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.6% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador was 38.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release