Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 73,572 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 73,572.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 78,785 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,066, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,091 | — |
| 2001 | 66,357 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 48,111 | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 17,066 | -64.5% |
| 2006 | 41,618 | +143.9% |
| 2007 | 37,597 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 39,028 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 38,569 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 54,231 | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 67,953 | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 78,785 | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 67,148 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 73,989 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 73,997 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76,042 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 76,311 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75,796 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 73,572 | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 73,572 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,422, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 73,572 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,174, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +143.9% | 17,066 | 41,618 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45,555 | 17,066 | 76,091 | 8 |
| 2010s | 68,421 | 54,231 | 78,785 | 5 |
| 2020s | 75,144 | 73,572 | 76,311 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 50 Sri Lanka 93,497 compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 80,462 compare
- 52 Kenya 79,619 compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 70,966 compare
- 55 Tajikistan 70,363 compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 68,377 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in El Salvador was 73,572 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78,785 in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,066 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release