Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 10.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in El Salvador peaked at 25.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 22nd 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, richest in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.7% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +62.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -28.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 10.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 10.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 10.5% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Mexico 11.8% compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 11.5% compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.6% compare
- 23 Bolivia 9.3% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 8.4% compare
- 25 Ecuador 6.8% compare
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, richest in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in El Salvador was 10.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, richest 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