Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of up 45.5% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador peaked at 17.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +48.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
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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 initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in El Salvador was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release