Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 27.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 27.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 28.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 28.4% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador was 27.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release