Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes was 89.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 89.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 91.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 29th out of 53 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, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.5% | — |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 85.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6% | 62.5% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 81.6% | 88.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.6% | 91.5% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in El Salvador was 89.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release