Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 18.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador is 18.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in El Salvador peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 84th of 111 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +37.0% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 18.4% 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 19.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 111 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 103.5%. 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 upper 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