Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador

El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 73.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
73.7%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
73.7%
in 2018
All-time low
46.2%
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 46.2 %2001: 49.6 %2002: 52.8 %2003: 52.9 %2004: 54.3 %2005: 51.6 %2006: 58.7 %2009: 58.5 %2010: 59.4 %2012: 64.1 %2013: 67.3 %2014: 67.1 %2015: 67.1 %2016: 68.4 %2017: 69.2 %2018: 73.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador is 73.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 73.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 46.2%
2001 49.6% +7.2%
2002 52.8% +6.5%
2003 52.9% +0.1%
2004 54.3% +2.6%
2005 51.6% -4.9%
2006 58.7% +13.8%
2009 58.5% -0.4%
2010 59.4% +1.6%
2012 64.1% +8.0%
2013 67.3% +4.9%
2014 67.1% -0.3%
2015 67.1% +0.0%
2016 68.4% +1.9%
2017 69.2% +1.2%
2018 73.7% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.1% 46.2% 58.7% 8
2010s 67.0% 59.4% 73.7% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 8 Panama 77.8% compare
  2. 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 75.5% compare
  3. 10 Paraguay 75.3% compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 73.0% compare
  5. 13 Costa Rica 69.1% compare
  6. 14 Dominican Republic 67.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in El Salvador was 73.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/