Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 1.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +807.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +41.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +22.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on secondary 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 | +807.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release