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 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.5%
Change on year
down 23.9%
World rank
78th
of 175 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 1998
All-time low
14.6%
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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in El Salvador peaked at 52.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 78th 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 | 52.0% | — |
| 2000 | 36.8% | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -23.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 21.4% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.5% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 75 Cape Verde 17.4% compare
- 76 Seychelles 17.0% compare
- 77 Russian Federation 16.7% compare
- 79 Montenegro 16.4% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 16.3% 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 16.5% 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 52.0% 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 14.6% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- El Salvador ranks 78th 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 13.2%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release