Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.8931 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8931 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
94th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.22 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8382 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8931 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8382 GPIA, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9931 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9939 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9537 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9235 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9286 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9178 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9253 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9115 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8971 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8941 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8606 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8382 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8676 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8931 GPIA | +2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8931 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8931 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9006 GPIA, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.8971 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8707 GPIA | 0.8382 GPIA | 0.8941 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 91 Micronesia (country) 0.9004 GPIA compare
- 92 Madagascar 0.898 GPIA compare
- 93 Barbados 0.8966 GPIA compare
- 95 Finland 0.8882 GPIA compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 0.8877 GPIA compare
- 97 Montserrat 0.8864 GPIA compare
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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador was 0.8931 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8382 GPIA in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release