Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural was 0.2432 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2432 WPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.4084 WPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0993 WPIA, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.24 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.1275 WPIA | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4084 WPIA | +220.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2953 WPIA | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1304 WPIA | -55.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1496 WPIA | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 WPIA | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1241 WPIA | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1597 WPIA | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1509 WPIA | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1423 WPIA | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1306 WPIA | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1053 WPIA | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1327 WPIA | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0993 WPIA | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1445 WPIA | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2145 WPIA | +48.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1851 WPIA | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3779 WPIA | +104.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3856 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3301 WPIA | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2432 WPIA | -26.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2432 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2775 WPIA, 88% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2432 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2775 WPIA, 88% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +220.3% | 0.1275 WPIA | 0.4084 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1944 WPIA | 0.1142 WPIA | 0.4084 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.145 WPIA | 0.0993 WPIA | 0.2145 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3342 WPIA | 0.2432 WPIA | 0.3856 WPIA | 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, rural in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural in El Salvador was 0.2432 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4084 WPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0993 WPIA in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. 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 of primary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release