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 12.3% 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 12.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.4% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 36.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 17th of 28 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 | 36.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.0% | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -51.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 24.7% | 36.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 20.2% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 12.3% | 25.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.3% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.3% compare
- 16 Ecuador 12.8% compare
- 18 Paraguay 11.2% compare
- 19 Colombia 10.7% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 9.0% 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 12.3% 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 36.4% 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 12.3% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 17th out of 28 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 47.7%. 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, second 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