Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.6% 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
El Salvador recorded 10.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador peaked at 27.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 184 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 | 27.1% | — |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 4.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 10.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.7%, 1.6× 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 | -27.2% | 14.9% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.2% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 53 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.4% compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 11.2% compare
- 55 Algeria 11.2% compare
- 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.5% compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 10.0% compare
- 59 South Africa 10.0% 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador was 10.6% 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 27.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 184 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 39.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release