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 8.7% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador is 8.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 22.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 24th out of 37 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 | 22.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -25.5% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 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 8.7% 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 22.5% 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 7.5% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 24th out of 37 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 33.6%. 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 (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release