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 0.2121 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2121 WPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and up 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 0.2731 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0713 WPIA, in 2009.
That places El Salvador 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.074 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.0801 WPIA | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1114 WPIA | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1045 WPIA | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1082 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0923 WPIA | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0813 WPIA | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0733 WPIA | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0713 WPIA | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0862 WPIA | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0716 WPIA | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0819 WPIA | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0825 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0852 WPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0859 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0984 WPIA | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1149 WPIA | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0949 WPIA | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2244 WPIA | +136.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2099 WPIA | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2731 WPIA | +30.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2121 WPIA | -22.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2121 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3471 WPIA, 61% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2121 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2782 WPIA, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +136.5% | 0.0949 WPIA | 0.2244 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0885 WPIA | 0.0713 WPIA | 0.1114 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0891 WPIA | 0.0716 WPIA | 0.1149 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2299 WPIA | 0.2099 WPIA | 0.2731 WPIA | 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 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 0.2121 WPIA in 2023, 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 0.2731 WPIA in 2022.
- 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 0.0713 WPIA in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 up 159.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release