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 0.9454 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9454 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
72nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8599 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.9454 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8599 GPIA, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9922 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9851 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9747 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9806 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.961 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9577 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9078 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8599 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8998 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9454 GPIA | +5.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9454 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8368 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9454 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8678 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.961 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.8599 GPIA | 0.9577 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.9454 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.17 GPIA in 2002.
- 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 0.8599 GPIA in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 4.7%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release