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 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 6.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 11th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +126.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -64.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +114.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +53.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 2.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 2.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 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 4.6% 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 6.8% in 2005.
- 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 1.3% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 25 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 up 24.3%. 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, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release