Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both was 89.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, 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, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 65.1% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 65.1% | 74.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 78.1% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 78.7% | 89.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 12 Colombia 93.7% compare
- 13 Nepal 93.5% compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.0% compare
- 16 Mexico 87.0% compare
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.0% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 79.9% compare
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 total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 89.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release