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 17.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador stood at 17.0%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 17.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 35th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +150.3% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +45.9% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 7.0% | 17.2% | 4 |
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 17.0% in 2018, 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 17.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 100.0%. 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.