Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 40.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador stood at 40.6%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 43.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 17th out of 40 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, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +57.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.7% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.7% | 36.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 30.9% | 43.1% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in El Salvador was 40.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release