Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 48.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador is 48.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 48.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 48.5% | +1.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 48.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 48.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 31.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.0% | 48.5% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador was 48.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release