Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 82.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 82.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador peaked at 96.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.2% | — |
| 1971 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.1% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 62.3% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 64.9% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 68.1% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 70.5% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 65.4% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 64.5% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 72.2% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 71.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.7% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.7% | 55.2% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 64.5% | 74.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 71.4% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 85.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 82.1% | 91.2% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in El Salvador was 82.1% in 2018, 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 96.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.