Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador is 18.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador peaked at 26.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 16th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.5% | — |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -35.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +141.6% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +81.7% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +14.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 18.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 4.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 18.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.5%, 4.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 7.6% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 13.5% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 13 Uganda 20.4% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 19.2% compare
- 15 Gabon 18.5% compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare
- 18 Morocco 17.4% compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 17.0% 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 capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary in El Salvador was 18.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary?
- El Salvador ranks 16th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release