Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 55.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador is 55.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador peaked at 57.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 150th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.1% | — |
| 1999 | 35.7% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 35.7% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 39.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 47.9% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 54.2% | 56.1% | 5 |
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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, upper secondary, female in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in El Salvador was 55.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release