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 18.9% 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
El Salvador recorded 18.9% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in El Salvador peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2002.
That places El Salvador 33rd 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 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 18.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 18.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.5% | 18.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 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 18.9% 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 19.6% 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 7.0% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd 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 121.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release