Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2022
All-time low
1.0%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador is 1.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
El Salvador ranks 33rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.0% | — |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.0% compare
- 31 Dominica 1.0% compare
- 31 British Virgin Islands 1.0% compare
- 34 Mauritius 1.0% compare
- 35 Benin 1.0% compare
- 36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release