Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both was 89.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 89.1% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 89.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 14th out of 38 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, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.4% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 38.4% | 61.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 61.3% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 80.0% | 89.1% | 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, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 89.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 14th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release