Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8582 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
El Salvador recorded 0.8582 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador peaked at 0.8582 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6992 LPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 72nd 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 | 0.6992 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6999 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7526 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7604 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7554 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7667 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.78 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8005 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8102 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8345 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.84 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8582 LPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.728 LPIA | 0.6992 LPIA | 0.7604 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7912 LPIA | 0.7554 LPIA | 0.8345 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8491 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.8582 LPIA | 2 |
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 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 0.8582 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 0.8582 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 0.6992 LPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd 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 10.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release