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 16.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador, 2000–2018
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 16.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 133.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 16.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -50.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +218.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +72.6% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.0% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 6.5% | 16.8% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in El Salvador was 16.8% in 2018, 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 16.8% in 2018.
- 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 3.0% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 133.2%. 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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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.