Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.3797 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador is 0.3797 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 0.4272 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.163 LPIA, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 103 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 | 0.1702 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.163 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2124 LPIA | +30.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1968 LPIA | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2515 LPIA | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2006 LPIA | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2058 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2247 LPIA | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2631 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2855 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3073 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3391 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3367 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3277 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3754 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3982 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4272 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3797 LPIA | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1856 LPIA | 0.163 LPIA | 0.2124 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2742 LPIA | 0.2006 LPIA | 0.3391 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3951 LPIA | 0.3754 LPIA | 0.4272 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 years (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 0.3797 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 0.4272 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.163 LPIA in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 103 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 69.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release