Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador stood at 44.9%.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador peaked at 51.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 18th of 36 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, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +39.7% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +48.8% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 8.6% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 38.8% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador was 44.9% 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 51.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% 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 59.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release