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.
Children not in school in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.59 | — |
| 2000 | 34.28 | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 28.39 | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 24.92 | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 21.66 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 20.13 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 19.57 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 23.7 | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 21.85 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 21.37 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.35 | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 14.23 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 15.88 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 14.98 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 12.41 | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 14.17 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 15.86 | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 17.22 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 16.59 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 18.81 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 18.32 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 24.96 | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 23.94 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 19.85 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4 | -22.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.57, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.53, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
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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