Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male was 83.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 83.2% for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in El Salvador peaked at 92.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.7% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 68.3% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 77.3% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 83.2% | 91.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 18 Bangladesh 92.8% compare
- 19 Honduras 87.8% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 86.0% compare
- 22 Benin 82.1% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 80.7% compare
- 24 Mali 70.9% compare
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, richest quintile, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male in El Salvador was 83.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release