Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female was 96.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 96.9% for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 96.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 40 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, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 75.3% | 85.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 86.6% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.1% | 96.9% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female in El Salvador was 96.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release