Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 60.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 61.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 150th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.2% | — |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 36.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 44.7% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 58.1% | 61.8% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador was 60.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release