Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 82.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 82.6% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 99.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.0% | — |
| 1972 | 44.3% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 49.6% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 48.0% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 65.9% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 63.1% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 62.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 82.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 82.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +25.3% | 50.0% | 62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.4% | 41.0% | 50.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 45.4% | 65.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 62.8% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 85.5% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 89.7% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 79.7% | 83.8% | 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 82.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release