Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8671 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8671 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
128th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.17 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.8233 modelled data
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8671 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 1.17 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8233 modelled data, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 128th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.15 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.09 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.989 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9792 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9519 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9402 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9407 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.943 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9467 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8505 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8318 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8233 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8252 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8321 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8515 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8671 modelled data | +1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8671 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9258 modelled data, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8671 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8671 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9475 modelled data | 0.8505 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8385 modelled data | 0.8233 modelled data | 0.8671 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador was 0.8671 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8233 modelled data in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release