Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador is 93.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.2% | — |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3% | 78.2% | 85.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.5% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 87.8% | 93.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador was 93.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release