Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 11.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.7%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2004
All-time low
10.6%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 11.7%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 37.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 28.5% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 16.1% | 30.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 4 |
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador was 11.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release