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 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.7%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
32nd
of 171 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2000
All-time low
10.6%
in 2007
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador is 23.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in El Salvador peaked at 24.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 32nd 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 | 24.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -42.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +7.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.6% | 24.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 29 Micronesia (country) 25.7% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 24.6% compare
- 31 Guyana 23.7% compare
- 33 Mozambique 22.4% compare
- 34 Togo 21.4% compare
- 35 Malawi 21.0% 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 23.7% 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 24.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd 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 67.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release