Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 84.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador is 84.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador peaked at 87.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 13th of 37 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, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.7% | — |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 63.4% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.4% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 82.4% | 87.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 10 Brazil 89.8% compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 86.3% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 85.7% compare
- 14 Jordan 82.0% compare
- 15 Philippines 81.9% compare
- 16 Mexico 80.8% 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, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in El Salvador was 84.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth 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, urban, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release