Secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0658 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0658 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1016 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 units per person, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0241 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0236 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0277 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0323 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0414 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0446 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.046 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0485 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0513 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0465 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0494 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0497 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0534 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0525 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0519 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0546 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0576 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0683 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0687 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0708 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.073 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.077 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0814 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0867 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0873 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0881 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0892 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0894 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0919 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0951 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0982 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1016 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0993 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0965 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0906 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0847 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0825 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0767 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0741 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.072 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0708 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0701 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0658 units per person | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0378 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0513 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0503 units per person | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0534 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0602 units per person | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0687 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0835 units per person | 0.0708 units per person | 0.0919 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0925 units per person | 0.0767 units per person | 0.1016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0706 units per person | 0.0658 units per person | 0.0741 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0658 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1016 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 units per person in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.