Primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0939 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0939 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1789 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0939 units per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.139 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1424 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1409 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1494 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1523 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1555 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1586 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1605 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1634 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1672 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1533 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1282 units per person | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1443 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1489 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1522 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1645 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1642 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1573 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1473 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1485 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1474 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1455 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1555 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1598 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1574 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1589 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1597 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1622 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.165 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1694 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1741 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1741 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1724 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1789 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1593 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1549 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1479 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1405 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1324 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1254 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1193 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1087 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1062 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1003 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0988 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0962 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0955 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0965 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0939 units per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1529 units per person | 0.139 units per person | 0.1672 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1516 units per person | 0.1282 units per person | 0.1645 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1525 units per person | 0.1455 units per person | 0.1598 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.168 units per person | 0.1593 units per person | 0.1789 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 units per person | 0.1003 units per person | 0.1549 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0962 units per person | 0.0939 units per person | 0.0988 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 102 Ecuador 0.0951 units per person compare
- 103 Honduras 0.0949 units per person compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0939 units per person compare
- 106 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0934 units per person compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0924 units per person compare
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.0921 units per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0939 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1789 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0939 units per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.