Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 36.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 36.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador peaked at 56.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 28th 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.8% | — |
| 1965 | 45.4% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 51.8% | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 52.1% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +5.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 36.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.7%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 36.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.0%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.1% | 51.8% | 56.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 47.1% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 42.2% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 34.7% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 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 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in El Salvador was 36.6% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 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 population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)