Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5229 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador is 0.5229 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 0.5229 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2768 LPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 74th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2768 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.2835 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3132 LPIA | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3013 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3872 LPIA | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3283 LPIA | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3468 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.38 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4259 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4492 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4592 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4869 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5229 LPIA | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2937 LPIA | 0.2768 LPIA | 0.3132 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3967 LPIA | 0.3283 LPIA | 0.4592 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5049 LPIA | 0.4869 LPIA | 0.5229 LPIA | 2 |
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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 0.5229 LPIA 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 0.5229 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2768 LPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 74th out of 95 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 37.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release