Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 15.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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+ with primary schooling. in El Salvador stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in El Salvador peaked at 18.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 67th 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+ with primary schooling. in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2% | — |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +42.7% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +39.0% |
| 1975 | 14.1% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 13.2% | 18.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 64 Luxembourg 15.7% compare
- 65 Cyprus 15.5% compare
- 66 France 15.3% compare
- 68 India 15.2% compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 14.9% compare
- 70 Hong Kong, China 14.8% compare
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+ with primary schooling. in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- El Salvador ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary