Children not in school in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children not in school was 15.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.4
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
85th
of 179 countries
All-time high
47.59
in 1998
All-time low
12.41
in 2014
Years of data
25
1998–2024
Children not in school in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children not in school in El Salvador stood at 15.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children not in school in El Salvador peaked at 47.59 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.41, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.59 | 47.59 | 47.59 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.99 | 19.57 | 34.28 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.55 | 12.41 | 18.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5 | 15.4 | 24.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Montenegro 15.83 compare
- 83 Guatemala 15.78 compare
- 84 Cape Verde 15.56 compare
- 86 Nicaragua 14.87 compare
- 87 Malaysia 14.57 compare
- 88 New Zealand 14.27 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children not in school in El Salvador?
- Children not in school in El Salvador was 15.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children not in school recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.59 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children not in school recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.41 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for children not in school?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children not in school rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children not in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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