Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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, male in El Salvador is 23.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 24.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 162 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -68.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +231.8% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +55.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 | +231.8% | 2.7% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 2.7% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 13.7% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 24.5% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador was 23.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release