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 0.8477 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8477 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8135 GPIA, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.27 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8135 GPIA | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8346 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8357 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8733 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.837 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8361 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8212 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8198 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8389 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8477 GPIA | +1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8477 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8477 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9243 GPIA, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -35.7% | 1.27 GPIA | 0.8135 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8384 GPIA | 0.8135 GPIA | 0.8733 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 GPIA | 0.8198 GPIA | 0.8477 GPIA | 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 0.8477 GPIA 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 1.27 GPIA in 2002.
- 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 0.8135 GPIA in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 112th 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 4.2%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release