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 11.2% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador stood at 11.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 43.1% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 36.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -43.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 1.4× the median. (15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -43.1% | 19.7% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.8% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.5% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 11.2% | 26.5% | 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 11.2% 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 36.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 37 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 58.5%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release