Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9871 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 0.9871 GPI.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 0.9936 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8899 GPI, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8899 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.892 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9003 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9073 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9516 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9671 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9607 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9505 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9482 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9535 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9465 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9588 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9629 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9657 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9704 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9936 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9713 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9685 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9628 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9603 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9615 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9767 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9799 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9807 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9829 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8974 GPI | 0.8899 GPI | 0.9073 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9594 GPI | 0.9516 GPI | 0.9671 GPI | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9556 GPI | 0.9505 GPI | 0.9607 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9639 GPI | 0.9465 GPI | 0.9936 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9735 GPI | 0.9603 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Burkina Faso 0.9896 GPI compare
- 125 Botswana 0.989 GPI compare
- 126 Malawi 0.9874 GPI compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 0.9868 GPI compare
- 129 Congo 0.9862 GPI compare
- 130 Switzerland 0.9861 GPI 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 to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador was 0.9871 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9936 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8899 GPI in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.