Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador peaked at 94.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 96th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.7%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.2%, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 public in El Salvador?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release