Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
168th
of 206 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2007
All-time low
57.3%
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador stood at 79.6%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador peaked at 96.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.3% | — |
| 1971 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 60.3% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 62.2% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 64.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 69.4% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 64.6% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 67.4% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 74.6% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 71.1% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 67.8% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 57.3% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.6% | 64.6% | 74.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 67.8% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 80.0% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 79.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.1% | 79.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 165 Suriname 81.9% compare
- 166 Mozambique 80.7% compare
- 167 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
- 169 Uganda 79.4% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 79.0% compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 78.9% compare
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, female in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release