Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 130.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador peaked at 16.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +37.2% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.3%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 9.5% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 6.9% | 15.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador was 16.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release