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

El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 86.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
86.4%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2018
All-time low
66.6%
in 2003
Years of data
16
2000–2018

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

0204060802000200920182000: 72.3 %2001: 76.1 %2002: 78.9 %2003: 66.6 %2004: 73 %2005: 78.4 %2006: 76.5 %2009: 80 %2010: 79.9 %2012: 82.4 %2013: 84 %2014: 83.9 %2015: 83.1 %2016: 85 %2017: 83.2 %2018: 86.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 86.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 86.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2003.

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, richest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 72.3%
2001 76.1% +5.3%
2002 78.9% +3.6%
2003 66.6% -15.5%
2004 73.0% +9.6%
2005 78.4% +7.4%
2006 76.5% -2.5%
2009 80.0% +4.5%
2010 79.9% -0.0%
2012 82.4% +3.1%
2013 84.0% +1.9%
2014 83.9% -0.0%
2015 83.1% -1.0%
2016 85.0% +2.4%
2017 83.2% -2.2%
2018 86.4% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.2% 66.6% 80.0% 8
2010s 83.5% 79.9% 86.4% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 8 Panama 89.0% compare
  2. 9 Nigeria 88.7% compare
  3. 10 Costa Rica 86.9% compare
  4. 12 Paraguay 86.0% compare
  5. 13 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.8% compare
  6. 14 Mexico 80.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in El Salvador was 86.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest 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/