Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6071 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6071 GPIA
Change on year
down 34.6%
World rank
49th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
0.5814 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador stood at 0.6071 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 34.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5814 GPIA, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 49th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9083 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.916 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8235 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8085 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8243 GPIA | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8235 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7969 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8214 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.907 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7105 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5814 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8 GPIA | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 0.675 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6829 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8485 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9231 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8286 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7241 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.82 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9286 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6071 GPIA | -34.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6071 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7619 GPIA, 80% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6071 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8828 GPIA, 69% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8624 GPIA | 0.7969 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.773 GPIA | 0.5814 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7699 GPIA | 0.6071 GPIA | 0.9286 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 46 Bangladesh 0.6384 GPIA compare
- 47 Rwanda 0.6367 GPIA compare
- 48 South Africa 0.6278 GPIA compare
- 50 Russian Federation 0.6037 GPIA compare
- 51 Lesotho 0.5539 GPIA compare
- 52 Paraguay 0.5144 GPIA 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 of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador was 0.6071 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5814 GPIA in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release