Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8916 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8916 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8936 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7048 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador stood at 0.8916 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador peaked at 0.8936 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7048 GPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8523 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8433 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8421 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8387 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8184 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8478 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7048 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.875 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8371 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.862 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8812 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8614 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.858 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8664 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.872 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8712 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8768 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8654 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8752 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8828 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8931 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8936 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8916 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8322 GPIA | 0.7048 GPIA | 0.875 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8705 GPIA | 0.858 GPIA | 0.8812 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8903 GPIA | 0.8828 GPIA | 0.8936 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9113 GPIA compare
- 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9058 GPIA compare
- 84 Bangladesh 0.8998 GPIA compare
- 86 Türkiye 0.8806 GPIA compare
- 87 Jordan 0.8774 GPIA compare
- 88 Nigeria 0.8738 GPIA compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador was 0.8916 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8936 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7048 GPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release