Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in El Salvador stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 11.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +65.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 2.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +65.7% | 3.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.8% | 4 |
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 of primary school age, male in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in El Salvador was 2.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release