Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 50.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 53.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 22nd of 51 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, second quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.0% | 31.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 30.7% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 49.2% | 53.8% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in El Salvador was 50.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release