Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 83.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 83.0%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 96.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.7% | — |
| 1971 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 59.5% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 62.7% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 64.7% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 67.1% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 70.5% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 72.7% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 74.4% | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 72.7% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.2% | 57.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 65.3% | 74.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 71.2% | 86.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 87.4% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 83.0% | 92.6% | 9 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in El Salvador was 83.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.