Government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government expenditure per student, primary was 16.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2018, government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador peaked at 16.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 59th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.3% | — |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.4% | 16.2% | 8 |
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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 per student, primary in El Salvador?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in El Salvador was 16.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.