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 37.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador stood at 37.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 67.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 39th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 67.3% | — |
| 2000 | 59.8% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 67.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 55.7% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 40.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.9% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 38.0% compare
- 37 Spain 37.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 37.0% compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 42 France 35.6% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador was 37.0% 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 67.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 168 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 down 21.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release