Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 81.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador is 81.6%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador peaked at 96.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 156th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.9% | — |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 64.9% | 64.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 91.0% | 96.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 81.0% | 96.1% | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in El Salvador was 81.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- El Salvador ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.