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 41.4% 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 41.4%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in El Salvador peaked at 66.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 47th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 66.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.4% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 53.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 43.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.7% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- 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)
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 41.4% 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 66.4% 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 39.7% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 47th 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 11.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release