Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male was 81.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in El Salvador is 81.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 89.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 24th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 54.5% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.4% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 81.4% | 89.9% | 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, middle quintile, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male in El Salvador was 81.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release