Progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Progression to secondary school, female was 95.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.1% for progression to secondary school, female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador peaked at 97.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.1% | — |
| 1971 | 80.1% | +24.9% |
| 1972 | 86.9% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 84.7% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 89.0% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 71.4% | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 97.1% | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 95.1% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 89.6% | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 83.9% | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 86.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 90.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.8% | 64.1% | 89.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 71.4% | 97.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 86.9% | 90.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 93.9% | 97.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.7% | 95.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Saudi Arabia 96.1% compare
- 93 Liechtenstein 95.6% compare
- 94 Peru 95.1% compare
- 96 Gambia 94.9% compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 98 Ghana 94.8% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador?
- Progression to secondary school, female in El Salvador was 95.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).