Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban was 0.5667 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5667 GPIA
Change on year
down 33.0%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5135 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.5667 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5135 GPIA, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 34th of 35 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9464 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8272 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8929 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7385 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8421 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6591 GPIA | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6226 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7143 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8148 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6452 GPIA | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5946 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8 GPIA | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5135 GPIA | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6296 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6667 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | +75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7321 GPIA | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9767 GPIA | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8462 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5667 GPIA | -33.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5667 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8891 GPIA, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5667 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8083 GPIA, 70% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8048 GPIA | 0.6226 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.759 GPIA | 0.5135 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7804 GPIA | 0.5667 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 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, urban in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in El Salvador was 0.5667 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5135 GPIA in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, urban, 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