Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, male (%) was 88.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, male in El Salvador stood at 88.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 90.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, 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, male (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.1% | — |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.3%, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 70.1% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 80.5% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in El Salvador was 88.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release