Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male was 75.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in El Salvador stood at 75.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 86.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 39 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, richest quintile, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 69.4% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 67.7% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 77.1% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 75.0% | 83.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Mexico 77.2% compare
- 19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 77.2% compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 75.2% compare
- 23 Zambia 74.6% compare
- 24 Nepal 73.0% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 70.3% compare
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, richest quintile, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in El Salvador was 75.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release