Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle was 17.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 17.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in El Salvador peaked at 42.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -27.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.3%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.3% | 42.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 24.4% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 17.6% | 27.9% | 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, middle in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle in El Salvador was 17.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release