Persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2023, persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador stood at 90.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador peaked at 93.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.2% | — |
| 1971 | 32.6% | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +43.7% |
| 1973 | 37.3% | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 40.2% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 36.4% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -68.6% |
| 1981 | 61.5% | +438.1% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | -29.6% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | -19.9% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -4.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +438.1% | 11.4% | 61.5% |
| 1980 | -68.6% | 36.4% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 30.2% | 46.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 11.4% | 61.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 54.9% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.4% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 76.6% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 87.4% | 93.9% | 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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in El Salvador was 90.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.