Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8681 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador is 0.8681 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador peaked at 0.8681 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7437 LPIA, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 75th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7524 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7437 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7699 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7629 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7634 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7732 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7873 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8108 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8227 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8345 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8386 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8681 LPIA | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7572 LPIA | 0.7437 LPIA | 0.7699 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7987 LPIA | 0.7634 LPIA | 0.8345 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8533 LPIA | 0.8386 LPIA | 0.8681 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador was 0.8681 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8681 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7437 LPIA in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- El Salvador ranks 75th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release