Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile was 60.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador stood at 60.4%.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador peaked at 68.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 19th out of 28 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, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.6% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 61.3% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 36.0% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 52.7% | 61.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 58.3% | 68.9% | 4 |
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in El Salvador was 60.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release