Over-age students, primary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Over-age students, primary was 13.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 13.2% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in El Salvador peaked at 25.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 48th 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.7% | — |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -33.5% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.2% | 16.7% | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in El Salvador?
- Over-age students, primary in El Salvador was 13.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for over-age students, primary?
- El Salvador ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 (% of 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.