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 21.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador is 21.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 22.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -65.6% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +141.2% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +47.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -2.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.7%, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +141.2% | 4.2% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 13.1% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 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 21.9% 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 22.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 183 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 up 67.1%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release