Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 88.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador stood at 88.1%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador peaked at 97.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 122nd 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59.7% | — |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 59.7% | 73.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 74.3% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 88.1% | 97.6% | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in El Salvador was 88.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.