Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 16.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 with primary in El Salvador is 16.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in El Salvador peaked at 16.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1965.
El Salvador ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 3.4% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +119.4% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 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 50-54 with primary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in El Salvador was 16.9% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary