Lower secondary completion rate, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in El Salvador is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in El Salvador peaked at 77.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 130th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.6% | — |
| 1971 | 20.9% | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 23.7% | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 26.4% | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 31.2% | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 36.5% | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 28.9% | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 33.8% | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 37.0% | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 39.9% | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 18.6% | 37.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 28.9% | 39.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.2% | 48.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 62.2% | 72.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 70.6% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 64.8% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 127 Algeria 71.1% compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 69.6% compare
- 129 Myanmar 68.9% compare
- 131 British Virgin Islands 68.7% compare
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
- 133 Namibia 67.0% compare
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, male in El Salvador?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in El Salvador was 68.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- El Salvador ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (% 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.