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 4.9% 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 4.9% 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 3.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in El Salvador peaked at 12.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 27th out of 46 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 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +75.5% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -45.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 9.3% | 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 4.9% 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 12.7% 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 4.9% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 46 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 35.5%. 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, urban, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release