Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador is 86.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador peaked at 88.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.7% | — |
| 2000 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 86.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 86.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 77.3% | 83.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 82.4% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 83.4% | 88.1% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in El Salvador was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release