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 0.8452 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8452 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
137th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.05 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7281 modelled data
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.8452 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1.05 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7281 modelled data, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 137th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 1 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9211 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8889 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8611 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.825 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8409 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.84 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8364 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8095 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7945 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7805 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7582 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7327 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7281 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7381 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7518 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7619 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7771 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7988 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8204 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8343 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8452 modelled data | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8452 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9199 modelled data, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8452 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.936 modelled data | 0.825 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.777 modelled data | 0.7281 modelled data | 0.84 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8063 modelled data | 0.7619 modelled data | 0.8452 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 134 Micronesia (country) 0.8605 modelled data compare
- 135 Laos 0.8514 modelled data compare
- 136 Botswana 0.8462 modelled data compare
- 138 Dominican Republic 0.8384 modelled data compare
- 139 South Korea 0.8333 modelled data compare
- 140 Iran 0.8235 modelled data compare
- 140 Sri Lanka 0.8235 modelled data 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 0.8452 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.05 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7281 modelled data in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 11.5%. 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 (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release