Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.7% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador peaked at 9.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -11.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 85 East Timor 6.1% compare
- 86 Tunisia 6.0%
- 87 Tuvalu 5.8% compare
- 89 Cook Islands 5.7% compare
- 90 Bangladesh 5.2% compare
- 91 Russia 5.1% 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in El Salvador was 5.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release