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 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 34.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in El Salvador peaked at 35.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +4.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 34.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 34.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 20.7% | 35.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 19.9% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 34.9% | 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 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 34.9% 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 35.2% in 2000.
- 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 19.9% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 179 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 up 59.1%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release