Inequality in education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Inequality in education was 0.2129 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in El Salvador, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in El Salvador is 0.2129, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2799 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2129, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 63rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2799 | — |
| 2011 | 0.2724 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2672 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2641 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2538 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2518 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2508 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2457 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2379 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2327 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2242 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2261 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.22 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2129 | -3.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2129 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1203, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2129 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1335, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2556 | 0.2327 | 0.2799 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2208 | 0.2129 | 0.2261 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in El Salvador?
- Inequality in education in El Salvador was 0.2129 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2799 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2129 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for inequality in education?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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