Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.616 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador is 0.616 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador peaked at 0.6307 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3804 LPIA, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 86th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3868 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.3804 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4175 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4194 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4794 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.423 LPIA | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4476 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4698 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4903 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.51 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5195 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5535 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5575 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5545 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5674 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6141 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6307 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.616 LPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.401 LPIA | 0.3804 LPIA | 0.4194 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5005 LPIA | 0.423 LPIA | 0.5575 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.607 LPIA | 0.5674 LPIA | 0.6307 LPIA | 4 |
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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 0.616 LPIA 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 0.6307 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3804 LPIA in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 100 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 31.1%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release