Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.6% | — |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 63.3% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 39.7% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 47.4% | 64.7% | 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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in El Salvador was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release