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 6.0% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador is 6.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 31.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 59th out of 183 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 | 31.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -27.8% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 4.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 31.4% | 31.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 18.6% | 25.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 9.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 5 |
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 6.0% 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 31.4% 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 6.0% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 183 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 58.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release