Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 78.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 78.1% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 95.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 143rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.5% | — |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 80.5% | 95.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 78.7% | 86.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 77.5% | 78.2% | 5 |
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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release