Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.2%
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
81st
of 175 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 1998
All-time low
10.1%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1998–2024
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 14.2% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador peaked at 43.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 81st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.1% | — |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +25.6% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -31.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -20.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 14.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 14.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 43.1% | 43.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 17.6% | 31.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 78 Montenegro 15.2% compare
- 79 Malaysia 15.0% compare
- 80 Nicaragua 14.4% compare
- 82 New Zealand 14.2% compare
- 83 Maldives 14.0% compare
- 84 Cape Verde 13.7% compare
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 one year before the official primary in El Salvador?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador was 14.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- El Salvador ranks 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release