School completion in El Salvador
El Salvador: School completion was 93.71 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
93.71
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
100th
of 165 countries
All-time high
93.71
in 2025
All-time low
47.77
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in El Salvador is 93.71, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in El Salvador peaked at 93.71 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.77, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.77 | — |
| 1982 | 49.06 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 50.42 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 51.72 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 53.13 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 54.47 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 55.79 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 57.17 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 58.48 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 59.47 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 60.37 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 61.1 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 61.85 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 62.59 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 63.45 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 64.48 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 65.66 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 66.94 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 68.24 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 69.59 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 71.1 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 72.68 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 74.32 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 75.79 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 77.24 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 78.73 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 80.15 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 81.5 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.72 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.85 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 84.79 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.6 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.32 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.02 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 87.72 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.42 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.11 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.81 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.47 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.11 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 91.68 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.21 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.74 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.25 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 93.71 | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 93.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 93.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.11 | 47.77 | 58.48 | 9 |
| 1990s | 63.41 | 59.47 | 68.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.38 | 69.59 | 82.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.31 | 83.85 | 90.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.45 | 91.11 | 93.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in El Salvador?
- School completion in El Salvador was 93.71 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.71 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.77 in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for school completion?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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