Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 72nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +56.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release