Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9557 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.9557 GPIA 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in El Salvador peaked at 0.9557 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.854 GPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 71st of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.854 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9439 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9269 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9279 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9245 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.945 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.947 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9489 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9417 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9451 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9557 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9136 GPIA | 0.854 GPIA | 0.9439 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9392 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9504 GPIA | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.9557 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.9557 GPIA 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 0.9557 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.854 GPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- El Salvador ranks 71st out of 98 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 1.1%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release