Children out of school, primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children out of school, primary was 57,339 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in El Salvador is 57,339, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in El Salvador peaked at 213,782 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 45,093, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 213,782 | — |
| 1998 | 183,470 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 100,163 | -45.4% |
| 2001 | 83,326 | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 57,367 | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 45,093 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 46,479 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 51,888 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 57,212 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 84,737 | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 79,271 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 97,817 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 100,432 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 106,135 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 105,097 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95,913 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 57,339 | -40.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 213,782 | 213,782 | 213,782 | 1 |
| 1990s | 183,470 | 183,470 | 183,470 | 1 |
| 2000s | 71,487 | 45,093 | 100,163 | 4 |
| 2010s | 69,567 | 46,479 | 97,817 | 6 |
| 2020s | 92,983 | 57,339 | 106,135 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in El Salvador?
- Children out of school, primary in El Salvador was 57,339 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 213,782 in 1970.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,093 in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for children out of school, primary?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.