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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 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.