Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 2,160 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,160 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.6% on the previous year and up 120.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador peaked at 2,160 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 690.93, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 95 countries on this measure, 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, constant PPP$ in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 690.93 | — |
| 2000 | 761.04 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 886.84 | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 796.32 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 910.95 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 872.92 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 913.79 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1,125 | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 1,627 | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 1,467 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 957.73 | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 923.68 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 979.82 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,245 | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 1,405 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1,562 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1,431 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 1,245 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 1,336 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,503 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 1,530 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,453 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 2,160 | +48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 690.93 | 690.93 | 690.93 | 1 |
| 2000s | 986.75 | 761.04 | 1,627 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,246 | 923.68 | 1,562 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,596 | 1,336 | 2,160 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador was 2,160 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,160 in 2024.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 690.93 in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.4%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release