Lower secondary completion rate, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 72.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in El Salvador is 72.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in El Salvador peaked at 80.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.4% | — |
| 1971 | 18.2% | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 21.3% | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 24.5% | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 35.2% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 36.5% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 30.4% | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 39.6% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 42.6% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.6% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 16.4% | 36.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 30.4% | 41.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 42.6% | 49.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 61.3% | 73.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 72.3% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 68.4% | 73.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 128 British Virgin Islands 74.8% compare
- 129 Bangladesh 73.8% compare
- 130 Myanmar 73.8% compare
- 132 Namibia 71.9% compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 70.8% compare
- 134 Eswatini 67.6% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in El Salvador?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in El Salvador was 72.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- El Salvador ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, total (% 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.