Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 75,467 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
75,467
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
61st
of 180 countries
All-time high
105,251
in 2000
All-time low
61,758
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 75,467 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2024.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 105,251 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61,758, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 61st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105,251 | — |
| 2001 | 99,449 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 95,677 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 78,101 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 67,199 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 68,164 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72,561 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 74,691 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 73,895 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73,198 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 72,109 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 68,239 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 70,506 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 74,220 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 74,560 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79,635 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 76,238 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 77,402 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 71,867 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 67,929 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 61,758 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 68,358 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 75,467 | +10.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 75,467 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,472, 6.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 75,467 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,477, 8.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,637 | 67,199 | 105,251 | 8 |
| 2010s | 74,000 | 68,239 | 79,635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,076 | 61,758 | 75,467 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 58 Eritrea 83,720 compare
- 59 Mauritania 78,415 compare
- 60 Italy 76,402 compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 73,103 compare
- 63 Lebanon 72,818 compare
- 64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 67,084 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in El Salvador was 75,467 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 105,251 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,758 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- El Salvador ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release