Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 66.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador peaked at 78.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 45.2% | — |
| 1974 | 47.5% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 49.1% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 52.7% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 69.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.2% | 52.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 51.7% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 63.0% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 64.4% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 63.8% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 66.6% | 5 |
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 to tertiary, female in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador was 66.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release