Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female was 88.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador is 88.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 91.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 18th 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 36.2% | 64.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 67.0% | 85.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 82.1% | 91.2% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female in El Salvador was 88.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release