Progression to secondary school in El Salvador
El Salvador: Progression to secondary school was 95.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.2% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in El Salvador peaked at 98.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 104th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.4% | — |
| 1971 | 84.1% | +28.5% |
| 1972 | 91.7% | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 90.2% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 90.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 93.1% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 72.1% | -22.0% |
| 1981 | 98.5% | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 97.4% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 88.8% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 84.8% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 91.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.7% | 65.4% | 93.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 72.1% | 98.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 87.1% | 91.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 93.2% | 98.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.1% | 96.3% | 8 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in El Salvador?
- Progression to secondary school in El Salvador was 95.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for progression to secondary school?
- El Salvador ranks 104th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (%). 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).