Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 92.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
92.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 37 countries
All-time high
92.7%
in 2022
All-time low
54.6%
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 56.7 %2001: 54.6 %2002: 67.6 %2003: 65.3 %2004: 59.8 %2005: 68.2 %2006: 67 %2007: 71.5 %2009: 77 %2010: 79.5 %2012: 80 %2013: 84.5 %2014: 89.9 %2015: 87.1 %2016: 87.5 %2017: 87.2 %2018: 89.2 %2019: 86.4 %2020: 91.9 %2021: 88.4 %2022: 92.7 %2023: 92.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 92.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 92.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2001.

That places El Salvador 20th out of 37 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, middle quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 56.7%
2001 54.6% -3.7%
2002 67.6% +23.8%
2003 65.3% -3.4%
2004 59.8% -8.4%
2005 68.2% +14.0%
2006 67.0% -1.8%
2007 71.5% +6.7%
2009 77.0% +7.7%
2010 79.5% +3.2%
2012 80.0% +0.6%
2013 84.5% +5.6%
2014 89.9% +6.4%
2015 87.1% -3.1%
2016 87.5% +0.5%
2017 87.2% -0.3%
2018 89.2% +2.3%
2019 86.4% -3.1%
2020 91.9% +6.4%
2021 88.4% -3.8%
2022 92.7% +4.9%
2023 92.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.3% 54.6% 77.0% 9
2010s 85.7% 79.5% 89.9% 9
2020s 91.4% 88.4% 92.7% 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 19 Colombia 93.3% compare
  4. 21 Zimbabwe 90.0% compare
  5. 22 Nepal 86.2% compare
  6. 23 Ghana 80.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in El Salvador was 92.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2001.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 404 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release