Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.94 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.94 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
47th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.26 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
0.9119 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
44
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador stood at 0.94 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9119 GPIA, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.2 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9119 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9901 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9667 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 1.15 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9692 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9781 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9719 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.94 GPIA | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9119 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9692 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.9872 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in El Salvador was 0.94 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9119 GPIA in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release