Over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Over-age students, primary, female was 11.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.3% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador peaked at 32.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.2% | — |
| 1983 | 32.7% | +79.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -45.1% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 13.7% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 14.7% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador?
- Over-age students, primary, female in El Salvador was 11.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.