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 0.7143 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador is 0.7143 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 GPIA, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9471 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8284 GPIA | -24.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 0.937 GPIA | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9265 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8222 GPIA | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9914 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8716 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7554 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8878 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7143 GPIA | -19.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.7143 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8313 GPIA, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.7143 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 75% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 0.9471 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9829 GPIA | 0.8222 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8073 GPIA | 0.7143 GPIA | 0.8878 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Sierra Leone 0.7594 GPIA compare
- 40 Jordan 0.7221 GPIA compare
- 41 South Africa 0.7163 GPIA compare
- 43 Russian Federation 0.7062 GPIA compare
- 44 Tunisia 0.6736 GPIA compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6462 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 of lower secondary school age in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador was 0.7143 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.16 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 GPIA in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 35.2%. 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 (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release