Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile was 92.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 92.7% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador peaked at 95.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 15th 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, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.2% | — |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 92.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.3%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 92.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.7%, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 74.2% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.1% | 92.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 86.9% | 92.7% | 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, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile in El Salvador was 92.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release