Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 0.8881 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8881 GPIA
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.32 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6935 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8881 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6935 GPIA, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 24th out of 35 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9597 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 1.26 GPIA | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9563 GPIA | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.987 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9612 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPIA | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9235 GPIA | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7385 GPIA | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6935 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8008 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8881 GPIA | +10.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8881 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.89 GPIA, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8881 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.89 GPIA, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9235 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7802 GPIA | 0.6935 GPIA | 0.8881 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 21 Bangladesh 0.9119 GPIA compare
- 22 South Africa 0.9012 GPIA compare
- 23 Colombia 0.8919 GPIA compare
- 25 Mexico 0.8622 GPIA compare
- 26 Senegal 0.841 GPIA compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.8201 GPIA 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, urban in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador was 0.8881 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6935 GPIA in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release