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 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.5%
Change on year
up 58.5%
World rank
11th
of 25 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2002
All-time low
2.9%
in 2019
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador is 6.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 9.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 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 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +54.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +58.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7%, 2.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 2.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.7% compare
- 9 Honduras 10.9% compare
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 10.5% compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.8% compare
- 13 Brazil 4.4% compare
- 14 Colombia 3.8% 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 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 6.5% 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 9.2% in 2002.
- 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 2.9% in 2019.
- 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 51.2%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release