Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 77.67 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador stood at 77.67.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador peaked at 95.82 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.53, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.55 | — |
| 2001 | 83.08 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.85 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 95.82 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 89.92 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 91.02 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 90.88 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.14 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.91 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 82.89 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 79.17 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 81.41 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 78.74 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 78.24 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 77.6 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.53 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.67 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.78 | 80.55 | 95.82 | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.83 | 78.74 | 86.91 | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.76 | 77.53 | 78.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in El Salvador was 77.67 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.82 in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.53 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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