Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 79.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador is 79.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in El Salvador peaked at 79.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 91st out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 67.7% | — |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 66.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.7% | 79.3% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % 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 79.3% 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 79.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 108 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 7.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release