Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 43.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
84th
of 103 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2022
All-time low
17.2%
in 2000
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 %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 43.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 84th of 103 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 26.2% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 39.0% | 44.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 81 Nigeria 51.6% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 47.9% compare
- 83 Ghana 45.7% compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.3% compare
- 86 Guatemala 36.4% compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% 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 43.5% 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 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 103 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 44.8%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release