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 0.8418 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador stood at 0.8418 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 1.52 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8246 GPIA, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 111th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.34 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.52 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9147 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9385 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9504 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9106 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8847 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8805 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8246 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8251 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8328 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8418 GPIA | +1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8418 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9277 GPIA, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8418 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9261 GPIA, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9198 GPIA | 0.8847 GPIA | 0.9504 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8409 GPIA | 0.8246 GPIA | 0.8805 GPIA | 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 of lower secondary school age in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador was 0.8418 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.52 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8246 GPIA in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 8.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release