Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 15.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
15.3%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
47th
of 153 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2001
All-time low
15.3%
in 2018
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador, 2001–2018

01020302001200920182001: 27.1 %2002: 26.8 %2003: 26.8 %2005: 26.1 %2006: 24.9 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 22.6 %2009: 22.2 %2010: 21.6 %2011: 21.5 %2012: 21.1 %2013: 18.3 %2014: 17.6 %2015: 19 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 16.1 %2018: 15.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador stood at 15.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador peaked at 27.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 47th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in El Salvador, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 27.1%
2002 26.8% -1.2%
2003 26.8% +0.2%
2005 26.1% -2.8%
2006 24.9% -4.6%
2007 24.2% -2.6%
2008 22.6% -6.7%
2009 22.2% -2.0%
2010 21.6% -2.5%
2011 21.5% -0.4%
2012 21.1% -1.8%
2013 18.3% -13.2%
2014 17.6% -4.2%
2015 19.0% +8.3%
2016 16.9% -11.1%
2017 16.1% -4.8%
2018 15.3% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.1% 22.2% 27.1% 8
2010s 18.6% 15.3% 21.6% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador was 15.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
El Salvador ranks 47th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade 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. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/