Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 81.1% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 98.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.0% | — |
| 1972 | 45.4% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 81.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.2%, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 81.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.4%, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +26.0% | 48.8% | 61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 43.0% | 51.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 44.6% | 64.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 61.7% | 78.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 89.5% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.3% | 81.9% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release