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 0.6531 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6531 GPIA 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.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6531 GPIA, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 25th out of 35 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.27 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 0.811 GPIA | -35.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9223 GPIA | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7788 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9639 GPIA | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9868 GPIA | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9067 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.732 GPIA | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7297 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7176 GPIA | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6882 GPIA | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +50.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6531 GPIA | -37.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6531 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 86% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6531 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7326 GPIA, 89% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.7788 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.7176 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.6531 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 0.6531 GPIA 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 1.27 GPIA 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 0.6531 GPIA 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 35 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 33.8%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release