Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 33.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador stood at 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 33.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, 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 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 18.0% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.9% | 33.6% | 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 years (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 33.6% 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 33.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% 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 53.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release