Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador
El Salvador: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 89.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 89.5% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 90.3% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.2% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 75.0% | 91.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Liechtenstein 90.5% compare
- 83 United States of America 89.9% compare
- 84 Cameroon 89.6% compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.3% compare
- 87 Netherlands 89.1% compare
- 88 Armenia 88.2% 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 current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release