Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8769 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 0.8769 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador peaked at 0.8769 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7611 LPIA, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 70th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.7611 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7884 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7849 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7621 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7677 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7754 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7923 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8195 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.833 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8321 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8345 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8769 LPIA | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7741 LPIA | 0.7611 LPIA | 0.7884 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8033 LPIA | 0.7677 LPIA | 0.833 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8557 LPIA | 0.8345 LPIA | 0.8769 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 0.8769 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 0.8769 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 0.7611 LPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 83 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 10.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release