Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 86.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador is 86.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 109.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 82.2% | — |
| 1996 | 87.7% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 92.4% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 94.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 100.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 103.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 106.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 106.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 105.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 109.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 102.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 103.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 103.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 102.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 100.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 82.2% | 94.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 95.7% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 88.8% | 103.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 85.6% | 87.7% | 5 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release