Lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 76.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 76.7% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador peaked at 82.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.2% | — |
| 1971 | 15.6% | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 22.4% | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 27.4% | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | +23.4% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 31.9% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 45.1% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 50.2% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 60.5% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 69.6% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 76.7% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 14.2% | 35.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 31.9% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 45.1% | 50.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 60.5% | 74.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 74.1% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.3% | 76.7% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in El Salvador was 76.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.