Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 15,692 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15,692
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
77th
of 180 countries
All-time high
74,762
in 1998
All-time low
14,507
in 2014
Years of data
25
1998–2024
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 15,692 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 74,762 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14,507, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 77th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74,762 | — |
| 2000 | 53,197 | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 43,590 | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 37,890 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 32,558 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 29,741 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 28,431 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 33,459 | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 29,569 | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 27,387 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 18,749 | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 16,820 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 18,244 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 17,113 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 14,507 | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 16,211 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 18,038 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 19,531 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 18,842 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 21,225 | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 20,547 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27,893 | +35.8% |
| 2022 | 26,263 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 20,872 | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 15,692 | -24.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15,692 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15,692 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,417, 6.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,762 | 74,762 | 74,762 | 1 |
| 2000s | 35,091 | 27,387 | 53,197 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,928 | 14,507 | 21,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,253 | 15,692 | 27,893 | 5 |
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in El Salvador was 15,692 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 74,762 in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,507 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release