Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. was 48.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador stood at 48.8%.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador peaked at 52.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.2% | — |
| 1965 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 37.0% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 46.8% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +18.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 48.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 48.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.3%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.4% | 33.2% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 46.8% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 51.0% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 41.1% | 46.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 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 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. in El Salvador was 48.8% 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 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)