Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 58.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador stood at 58.4%.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 72.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 15th out of 21 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, richest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 27.5% | 45.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 40.3% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 58.4% | 72.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 12 Dominican Republic 64.1% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 63.7% compare
- 14 Paraguay 61.5% compare
- 16 Mexico 57.7% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.6% compare
- 18 Guatemala 40.3% 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, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in El Salvador was 58.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release