Current education expenditure, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Current education expenditure, total was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, total in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
In 2024, current education expenditure, total in El Salvador stood at 88.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in El Salvador peaked at 94.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Current education expenditure, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.3% | — |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.5% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.8% | 94.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 77.6% | 90.9% | 5 |
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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 current education expenditure, total in El Salvador?
- Current education expenditure, total in El Salvador was 88.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for current education expenditure, total?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).