Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 92.3% for completion rate, primary education, urban, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in El Salvador peaked at 93.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2004.
That places El Salvador 49th out of 75 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, urban, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 82.9% | 87.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 87.2% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 93.2% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in El Salvador was 92.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release