Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 86.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 86.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 88.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 52nd out of 84 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, rural, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.8% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 55.8% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 73.4% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.6% | 88.2% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador was 86.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release