Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 45.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 45.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 51.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 54th out of 88 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, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +84.3% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 13.2% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 28.0% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 44.0% | 51.2% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador was 45.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release