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 11.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.0%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2001
All-time low
9.3%
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
El Salvador recorded 11.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 29.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 22 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 | 24.2% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -10.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 21.8% | 29.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 13.0% | 26.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 9 Dominican Republic 16.2% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 12.5% compare
- 11 Paraguay 11.1% compare
- 13 Brazil 10.8% compare
- 14 Uruguay 9.5% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 9.2% 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 11.0% 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 29.0% in 2001.
- 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 9.3% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 22 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 49.1%. 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, 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