Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
42nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2022
All-time low
0.9%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2024
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
- 40 Bermuda 1.0% compare
- 41 Cook Islands 1.0% compare
- 43 Colombia 1.0% compare
- 44 Montserrat 1.0% compare
- 45 Qatar 1.0% 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release