Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female was 1.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female 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, urban, female in El Salvador stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female in El Salvador peaked at 6.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 46 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, urban, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +70.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -22.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female in El Salvador was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, urban, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release