School enrollment, secondary in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, secondary was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in El Salvador is 62.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in El Salvador peaked at 72.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1971.
El Salvador ranks 158th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.1% | — |
| 1971 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 24.7% | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 30.1% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 35.4% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 34.3% | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 39.2% | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 38.7% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.4% | 21.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 31.8% | 39.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 38.1% | 52.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 54.8% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 64.8% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 62.1% | 65.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 155 Bangladesh 64.3% compare
- 156 Lebanon 63.8% compare
- 157 Togo 63.4% compare
- 159 San Marino 60.4% compare
- 160 Afghanistan 59.6% compare
- 161 Lesotho 59.4% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, secondary in El Salvador was 62.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- El Salvador ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.