Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3923 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador is 0.3923 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 0.415 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.125 LPIA, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 84th of 105 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 upper secondary education or in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.125 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1476 LPIA | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1466 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1606 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1746 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1901 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1696 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1628 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2066 LPIA | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1939 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2563 LPIA | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 0.201 LPIA | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2149 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2271 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2698 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2917 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3028 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3394 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3318 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3341 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3781 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4077 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.415 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3923 LPIA | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1678 LPIA | 0.125 LPIA | 0.2066 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2769 LPIA | 0.201 LPIA | 0.3394 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3983 LPIA | 0.3781 LPIA | 0.415 LPIA | 4 |
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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 upper secondary education or in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador was 0.3923 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.415 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.125 LPIA in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release