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 20.1% 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 20.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 43.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2020.
El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 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 | 43.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -18.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 20.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.2%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 20.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 31.5% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 20.9% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 18.6% | 26.1% | 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 20.1% 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 43.7% in 2000.
- 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 18.6% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 25 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 39.6%. 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, poorest 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