Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 41.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 41.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 42.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 81st out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -37.7% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 20.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 32.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.8% | 42.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 78 Indonesia 45.9% compare
- 79 Philippines 42.3% compare
- 80 Jordan 41.5% compare
- 82 Democratic Republic of Congo 41.0% compare
- 83 Uruguay 39.0% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 38.4% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (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 41.4% 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 42.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 108 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 21.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release