Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 50.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 50.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 62.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 24 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, poorest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 23.8% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 30.3% | 49.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 49.8% | 62.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, poorest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in El Salvador was 50.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release