Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 12.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in El Salvador is 12.3%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in El Salvador peaked at 19.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 55th 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 25-29 with primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 8.9% | +106.3% |
| 1970 | 13.1% | +47.4% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +45.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -17.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 12.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.7%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 12.1% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 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 25-29 with primary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in El Salvador was 12.3% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary