Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9126 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9126 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
82nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8486 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador stood at 0.9126 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8486 GPIA, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.25 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9702 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9675 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9371 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9324 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8797 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8486 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.878 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9126 GPIA | +3.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9126 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9126 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9371 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8902 GPIA | 0.8486 GPIA | 0.9324 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 79 Cuba 0.916 GPIA compare
- 80 India 0.9141 GPIA compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9127 GPIA compare
- 83 Cayman Islands 0.9119 GPIA compare
- 84 Paraguay 0.9116 GPIA compare
- 85 Mauritania 0.9105 GPIA 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador was 0.9126 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8486 GPIA in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release