Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 12.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador is 12.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador peaked at 30.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 185 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.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.9% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -4.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 4.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -25.6% | 17.2% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.2% | 30.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.2% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 57 Marshall Islands 13.1% compare
- 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 12.7% compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.3% compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 11.7% compare
- 62 Dominica 11.7% compare
- 63 Yemen 11.5% 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador was 12.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release