Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0159 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0159 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0205 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.005 units per person | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.005 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.017 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0181 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0192 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0198 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0205 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.019 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.018 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0179 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0173 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.017 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 units per person | -1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 units per person, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0136 units per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +40.6% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.005 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.019 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 0.0205 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0159 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.