Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 48.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador stood at 48.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador peaked at 53.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1999.
That places El Salvador 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.1% | — |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.6% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 40.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 45.5% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 50.5% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in El Salvador was 48.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release