Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.6%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 219 countries
All-time high
87.6%
in 1974
All-time low
68.9%
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador stood at 84.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador peaked at 87.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 155th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.9% | — |
| 1971 | 83.5% | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 85.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 87.1% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 83.7% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 80.5% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 78.8% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 76.9% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 75.4% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.7% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.9% | 68.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 74.8% | 76.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 72.8% | 76.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 81.5% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.8% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 152 Réunion 85.2% compare
- 153 Ecuador 85.2% compare
- 154 French Guiana 84.8% compare
- 156 Lebanon 84.2% compare
- 157 Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.8% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 83.3% 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in El Salvador was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- El Salvador ranks 155th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release