Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 41,220 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador is 41,220, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 43,087 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,585, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 52nd of 163 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29,861 | — |
| 2001 | 26,045 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 16,738 | -35.7% |
| 2005 | 5,585 | -66.6% |
| 2006 | 18,825 | +237.1% |
| 2007 | 17,872 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 18,881 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19,436 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29,035 | +49.4% |
| 2016 | 35,972 | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 41,481 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 36,085 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 40,316 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 40,469 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42,890 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 43,087 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 42,661 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 41,220 | -3.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 41,220 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,606, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 41,220 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,418, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 | +237.1% | 5,585 | 18,825 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,155 | 5,585 | 29,861 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36,578 | 29,035 | 41,481 | 5 |
| 2020s | 42,065 | 40,469 | 43,087 | 5 |
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, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador was 41,220 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43,087 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,585 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release