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 16.0% 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
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 37.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 17th out of 36 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 | 37.3% | — |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -27.8% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -12.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.3%, 3.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.3%, 3.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.1% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 18.2% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 16.0% | 21.4% | 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 16.0% 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 37.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 36 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 26.6%. 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, second 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