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 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 48.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 58th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.3% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -42.1% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -9.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 4.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -42.1% | 48.3% | 28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.6% | 28.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.9% compare
- 56 Mauritius 7.7% compare
- 57 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.6% compare
- 59 Senegal 6.6% compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% compare
- 61 Tunisia 6.3% 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 7.3% in 2024, 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 48.3% in 1998.
- 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 7.3% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 59.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release