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 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 49.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 49.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +5.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 49.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 49.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.8%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 32.0% | 48.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 31.6% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 41.9% | 49.2% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in El Salvador was 49.2% in 2024, 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 49.2% in 2024.
- 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 31.6% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 45.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release