Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 91.2% for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 95.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 36 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, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.9% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 66.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 63.9% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 79.4% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.6% | 95.3% | 4 |
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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, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in El Salvador was 91.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release