Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 89.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 89.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 89.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 17th 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, richest quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 65.6% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 80.8% | 89.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 83.4% | 89.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 14 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 89.7% compare
- 16 Nigeria 89.6% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 88.4% compare
- 19 Mexico 86.5% compare
- 20 Türkiye 86.4% compare
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, richest quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in El Salvador was 89.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release