Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 30.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
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 30.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 30.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 74th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 8.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 15.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.2% | 30.5% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 30.1% 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 30.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 74th 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 61.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release