Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.8866 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8866 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.8844 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador is 0.8866 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8844 modelled data, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9939 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9821 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9712 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9618 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9645 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9691 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9651 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9356 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9038 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8879 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8844 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8866 modelled data | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8866 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8866 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 0.9618 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9106 modelled data | 0.8844 modelled data | 0.9651 modelled data | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador was 0.8866 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8844 modelled data in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release