Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 43.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 43.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador peaked at 47.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 36 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, middle quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +40.6% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +58.8% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +46.8% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.6% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 23.5% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 37.2% | 47.4% | 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, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador was 43.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release