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 5.6% 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 5.6% 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.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 29.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 25th out of 37 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 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +31.9% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 16.6% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 5.6% | 12.4% | 4 |
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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 5.6% 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 29.0% 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 5.6% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 25th 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 60.3%. 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, 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