Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 9.5% for initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 91.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador peaked at 16.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.3% | — |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -50.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +91.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.3% | 9.5% | 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 secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador?
- Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in El Salvador was 9.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- El Salvador ranks 9th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 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