Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both was 67.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador stood at 67.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 67.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 16th out of 29 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 36.4% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 48.8% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 61.2% | 67.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 13 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 79.8% compare
- 14 Ecuador 78.3% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 76.6% compare
- 17 Mexico 62.1% compare
- 18 Guatemala 57.1% compare
- 19 Bangladesh 49.8% 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 67.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release