Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index was 0.8897 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador is 0.8897 WPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador peaked at 0.9154 WPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5175 WPIA, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 24th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5175 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5684 WPIA | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5669 WPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5959 WPIA | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6195 WPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6614 WPIA | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6006 WPIA | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6196 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6837 WPIA | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7173 WPIA | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.799 WPIA | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8193 WPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8368 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8415 WPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8155 WPIA | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8278 WPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8593 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8863 WPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9154 WPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8818 WPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9124 WPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8897 WPIA | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6037 WPIA | 0.5175 WPIA | 0.6837 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8225 WPIA | 0.7173 WPIA | 0.8863 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8998 WPIA | 0.8818 WPIA | 0.9154 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 21 Colombia 0.9203 WPIA compare
- 22 Jordan 0.9095 WPIA compare
- 23 Philippines 0.891 WPIA compare
- 25 India 0.8791 WPIA compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.8742 WPIA compare
- 27 Bangladesh 0.8735 WPIA compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in El Salvador was 0.8897 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9154 WPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5175 WPIA in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release