Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 82.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador peaked at 92.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1995.
El Salvador ranks 152nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.3% | — |
| 1996 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 55.3% | 64.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 66.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 83.3% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.2% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 149 Philippines 82.9% compare
- 150 Paraguay 82.2% compare
- 151 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.1% compare
- 153 Côte d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 154 Suriname 80.0% compare
- 155 Gambia 79.7% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador was 82.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release