Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female was 51.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 51.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 56.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 40 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 15.8% | 35.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 31.2% | 46.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.8% | 56.1% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in El Salvador was 51.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release