Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador
El Salvador: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 72.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador stood at 72.8%.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador peaked at 96.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 67.7% | — |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 67.7% | 96.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 71.8% | 80.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 67.4% | 76.7% | 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 in El Salvador?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in El Salvador was 72.8% 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 96.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- El Salvador ranks 105th 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 5.9%. 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 upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release