Primary completion rate, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary completion rate, male was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in El Salvador stood at 81.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in El Salvador peaked at 98.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.0% | — |
| 1972 | 45.4% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 48.2% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 51.9% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 61.7% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 43.0% | 51.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 44.6% | 64.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 61.7% | 78.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 86.2% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 89.5% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.3% | 81.9% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in El Salvador?
- Primary completion rate, male in El Salvador was 81.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary completion rate, male?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.