Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 43.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador stood at 43.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 43.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 43.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 43.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 32.8% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.3% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.4% | 43.0% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador was 43.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release