Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.0% for outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both in El Salvador peaked at 1.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 20th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -48.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +65.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 105.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +65.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| 2011 | -48.1% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| 2001 | +47.2% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 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 outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both in El Salvador?
- Outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound mobility ratio to latin america and the caribbean, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release