Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 91.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest 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, richest quintile in El Salvador is 91.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 93.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 14th out of 37 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, richest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.3% | — |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 74.7% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 86.0% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 85.6% | 91.9% | 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, richest quintile in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador was 91.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release