Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in El Salvador stood at 83.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in El Salvador peaked at 83.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 upper secondary education in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 59.1% | — |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 83.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.1%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 83.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 63.4% | 74.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.5% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.5% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 93 Seychelles 84.0% compare
- 94 Kazakhstan 83.9% compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 83.6% compare
- 97 Brunei Darussalam 83.0% compare
- 98 Czechia 82.8% compare
- 99 Maldives 82.6% 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 upper secondary education in public in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in El Salvador was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 upper secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release