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 6.0% 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
El Salvador recorded 6.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 27.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 27.1% | — |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -45.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -33.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 3.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.6%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 15.6% | 27.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 6.5% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 10 Mozambique 7.1% compare
- 11 Bangladesh 7.1% compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 6.2% compare
- 13 Mexico 6.0% compare
- 15 Paraguay 5.2% compare
- 16 Nigeria 4.2% compare
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 6.0% 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 27.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 28 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 42.3%. 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, richest 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