Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 52.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador is 52.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 52.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17.7% | — |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 34.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 41.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.6% | 52.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
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 52.8% 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 52.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 132 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 17.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release