Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador stood at 11.9%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador peaked at 13.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +128.9% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 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 | +128.9% | 4.8% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.9% | 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 primary education in private institutions in El Salvador?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in El Salvador was 11.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release