Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 64.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 64.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador peaked at 73.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 29 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, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 47.9% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 54.6% | 70.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 64.4% | 73.3% | 4 |
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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, middle quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in El Salvador was 64.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release