Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in El Salvador is 86.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 15th out of 35 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, urban, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 69.5% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.1% | 82.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 78.8% | 86.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 12 Dominican Republic 88.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.1% compare
- 14 Armenia 86.9% compare
- 16 Kenya 86.1% compare
- 17 Nepal 84.6% compare
- 18 South Africa 83.7% 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, urban, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in El Salvador was 86.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, upper secondary, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release