Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 7.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador is 7.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 197.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 9.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 5th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.6% | — |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +197.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 7.4% | 4 |
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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 7.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 61 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release