Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 38.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador is 38.2%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador peaked at 54.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.1% | — |
| 1965 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 50.4% | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 53.0% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 44.2% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | +5.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 38.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 38.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.2%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.9% | 39.7% | 40.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 50.4% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 52.5% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 44.2% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 36.1% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 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 20-24 with primary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in El Salvador was 38.2% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)