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 11.5% 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 11.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 40.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 40.6% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.6%, 91% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 82% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 30.9% | 40.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 15.5% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 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 11.5% 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 40.6% in 2000.
- 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 10.8% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 20th out of 26 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 58.5%. 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, rural, 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