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 1.07 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9162 GPIA, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9747 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9215 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9265 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9162 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.967 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9476 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9348 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9399 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9438 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9443 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9428 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9363 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9672 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9523 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9685 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9852 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9985 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 0.9747 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9384 GPIA | 0.9162 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9363 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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 1.07 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9162 GPIA in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 183 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 8.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release