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 39.1% 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 39.1%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 66.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 42nd 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 | 66.8% | — |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 54.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 42.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.2% | 41.9% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (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 39.1% 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 66.8% 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 38.2% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd 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 16.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release