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 58.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador is 58.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 60.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 143rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 33.6% | — |
| 2000 | 43.6% | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 37.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 46.2% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 56.9% | 60.3% | 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 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 58.6% 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 60.3% 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 33.6% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd out of 188 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 9.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release