Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes was 86.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 86.7% for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 93.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 38 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.4% | 63.5% | 77.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 78.3% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 86.1% | 93.6% | 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes in El Salvador was 86.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release