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

El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 24.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
24.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 153 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2001
All-time low
24.2%
in 2018
Years of data
17
2001–2018

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

01020302001200920182001: 34.6 %2002: 34.3 %2003: 34.2 %2005: 33.6 %2006: 32.1 %2007: 31.4 %2008: 30.4 %2009: 30.1 %2010: 29.4 %2011: 29.6 %2012: 29.1 %2013: 26.3 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 27.4 %2016: 25.8 %2017: 24.5 %2018: 24.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador stood at 24.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in El Salvador peaked at 34.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 44th 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, male (%) in El Salvador, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 34.6%
2002 34.3% -1.0%
2003 34.2% -0.1%
2005 33.6% -1.8%
2006 32.1% -4.5%
2007 31.4% -2.2%
2008 30.4% -3.2%
2009 30.1% -1.1%
2010 29.4% -2.2%
2011 29.6% +0.6%
2012 29.1% -1.5%
2013 26.3% -9.9%
2014 26.1% -0.6%
2015 27.4% +5.1%
2016 25.8% -6.0%
2017 24.5% -5.0%
2018 24.2% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.6% 30.1% 34.6% 8
2010s 26.9% 24.2% 29.6% 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 24.2% 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 34.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
El Salvador ranks 44th 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 20.4%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 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/