Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 1975–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.5 for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 1.9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5251, in 1975.
That places El Salvador 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5251 | — |
| 1998 | 1.48 | +182.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.52 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 1.79 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 1.62 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1.63 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.66 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.58 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 1.67 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.53, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +182.3% | 0.5251 | 1.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5251 | 0.5251 | 0.5251 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.52 | 1.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 4 |
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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 1.5 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5251 in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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