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 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 26.5% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 2.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 26.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.0% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 11.5% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 27 Guatemala 28.1% compare
- 28 San Marino 28.0% compare
- 29 Kuwait 27.7% compare
- 31 Cameroon 25.9% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 25.7% compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 25.2% 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 26.5% 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 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 30th 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 up 72.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release