Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.7% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest in El Salvador peaked at 14.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 18th of 31 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, poorest in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +44.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.8%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.5% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 6.5% | 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, poorest in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest in El Salvador was 3.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release