Over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Over-age students, primary, male was 15.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 15.0% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador peaked at 33.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +57.7% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -43.2% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 15.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.4%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 15.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +57.7% | 21.1% | 33.2% |
| 2000 | -43.2% | 33.2% | 18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.0% | 18.5% | 9 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador?
- Over-age students, primary, male in El Salvador was 15.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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, male (% of male 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.