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 0.2745 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2745 WPIA
Change on year
down 40.4%
World rank
17th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.4604 WPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1083 WPIA
in 2012
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 WPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2745 WPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.4% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.4604 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1083 WPIA, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 17th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1329 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1463 WPIA | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.179 WPIA | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1605 WPIA | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.168 WPIA | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1695 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1293 WPIA | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1152 WPIA | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1353 WPIA | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1085 WPIA | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1083 WPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1435 WPIA | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.166 WPIA | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1378 WPIA | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.163 WPIA | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1552 WPIA | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.265 WPIA | +70.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1646 WPIA | -37.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3371 WPIA | +104.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2816 WPIA | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4604 WPIA | +63.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2745 WPIA | -40.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2745 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3268 WPIA, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2745 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294 WPIA, 93% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1484 WPIA | 0.1152 WPIA | 0.179 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1569 WPIA | 0.1083 WPIA | 0.265 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3384 WPIA | 0.2745 WPIA | 0.4604 WPIA | 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, urban in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador was 0.2745 WPIA 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 0.4604 WPIA in 2022.
- 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 0.1083 WPIA in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 21 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 up 91.3%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release