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 0.875 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.875 LPIA
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
41st
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.65 LPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.875 LPIA
in 2023
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 LPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.875 LPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in El Salvador peaked at 1.65 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.875 LPIA, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 50 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.65 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.53 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.61 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.48 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.49 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.43 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 1.49 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.29 LPIA | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 LPIA | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.43 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 1.37 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.36 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.46 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 LPIA | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 1.16 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.23 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.875 LPIA | -28.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.875 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.17 LPIA, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.875 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.17 LPIA, 75% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 LPIA | 1.43 LPIA | 1.65 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.42 LPIA | 1.29 LPIA | 1.62 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.08 LPIA | 0.875 LPIA | 1.23 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 38 Nepal 0.9106 LPIA compare
- 39 Tunisia 0.9009 LPIA compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8947 LPIA compare
- 42 Bangladesh 0.7707 LPIA compare
- 43 Russian Federation 0.7112 LPIA compare
- 44 Brazil 0.706 LPIA 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 0.875 LPIA 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 1.65 LPIA 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 0.875 LPIA in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 50 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 down 39.0%. 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 location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release