Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador is 86.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 87.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 27th of 52 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, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.2% | — |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 47.2% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 67.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.3% | 87.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 24 Jordan 89.7% compare
- 25 Philippines 88.2% compare
- 26 India 86.7% compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 86.2% compare
- 29 Nepal 83.9% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
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, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in El Salvador was 86.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release