Education spending in El Salvador
El Salvador: Education spending was 3.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Education spending in El Salvador, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, education spending in El Salvador stood at 3.32.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in El Salvador peaked at 4.66 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9045, in 1975.
El Salvador ranks 134th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Education spending in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.9045 | — |
| 1998 | 2.55 | +181.6% |
| 1999 | 2.56 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.84 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.18 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.49 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 3.61 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.46 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 4.66 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.05 | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 3.9 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.71 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.82 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.91 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.83 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3.73 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.61 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.39 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.66 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 3.58 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.27 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 3.19 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.32 | +4.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +181.6% | 0.9045 | 2.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9045 | 0.9045 | 0.9045 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.58 | 2.84 | 4.66 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.39 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 | 3.19 | 3.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in El Salvador?
- Education spending in El Salvador was 3.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 in 2009.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9045 in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for education spending?
- El Salvador ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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