Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 15.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador peaked at 17.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3% | — |
| 1965 | 7.3% | +38.8% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +48.1% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -13.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.3% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in El Salvador was 15.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary