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 9.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
The figure is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 24.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 38 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -34.3% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +60.7% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -48.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +151.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -58.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 9.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 11.7% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 8.0% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 9.6% | 24.1% | 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 9.9% 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 24.1% 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 8.0% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 38 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 26.1%. 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, urban, fourth 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