Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 85.5% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.1% | — |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 85.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 85.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 77.0% | 83.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 82.0% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.4% | 85.5% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in El Salvador was 85.5% 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 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 182 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 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release