Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 83.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 83.5% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador peaked at 85.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 93rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +6.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 83.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 83.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.4%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +31.5% | 48.0% | 63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 63.2% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 79.5% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 73.6% | 83.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 90 Azerbaijan 83.7% compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 83.7% compare
- 92 Montenegro 83.6% compare
- 94 Russian Federation 83.3% compare
- 95 Seychelles 83.0% compare
- 96 Cape Verde 82.6% compare
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in El Salvador was 83.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release