Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.4036 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador stood at 0.4036 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 0.4151 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1616 LPIA, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.162 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.1616 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1989 LPIA | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1895 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.258 LPIA | +36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1992 LPIA | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2215 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2272 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2741 LPIA | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2967 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2958 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3364 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3249 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3377 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3774 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4151 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4024 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4036 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.178 LPIA | 0.1616 LPIA | 0.1989 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2771 LPIA | 0.1992 LPIA | 0.3377 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3996 LPIA | 0.3774 LPIA | 0.4151 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 0.4036 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 0.4151 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1616 LPIA in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 85th 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 77.6%. 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 upper 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