Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 30,059 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador stood at 30,059 number.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 35,478 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,732 number, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 47th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35,478 number | — |
| 2001 | 30,599 number | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 22,470 number | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 11,732 number | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 25,631 number | +118.5% |
| 2007 | 23,166 number | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 20,695 number | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 16,967 number | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 14,181 number | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 22,717 number | +60.2% |
| 2017 | 31,704 number | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 30,059 number | -5.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 30,059 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,894 number, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 30,059 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,934 number, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,342 number | 11,732 number | 35,478 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 24,665 number | 14,181 number | 31,704 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, female in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in El Salvador was 30,059 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 35,478 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,732 number in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.