Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 86.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador stood at 86.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador peaked at 95.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.2% | — |
| 1996 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 61.2% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 70.3% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.0% | 95.9% | 9 |
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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 86.0% in 2018, 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 95.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.