Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 7th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.5% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.2% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.8% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.4% | 99.2% | 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, second quintile, female in El Salvador?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female in El Salvador was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release