Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 91.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 91.4% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 91.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.3% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 71.3% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 82.3% | 89.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.6% | 91.9% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 91.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release