Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 84.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador stood at 84.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador peaked at 84.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1992.
El Salvador ranks 102nd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61.2% | — |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 70.1% | 77.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 78.0% | 82.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.3% | 84.9% | 2 |
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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 84.9% 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 84.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1992.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 136 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 6.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release