Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 18.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador stood at 18.7%.
The figure is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador peaked at 34.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.3% | — |
| 1965 | 17.1% | +84.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 24.0% | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 26.6% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 28.9% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 20.1% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 26.6% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 17.2% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 22.7% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in El Salvador was 18.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary