Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 84.74 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 84.74 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 94.91 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1820.
That places El Salvador 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1.5 | — |
| 1825 | 1.86 | +24.0% |
| 1830 | 2.31 | +24.2% |
| 1835 | 2.86 | +23.8% |
| 1840 | 3.55 | +24.1% |
| 1845 | 4.38 | +23.4% |
| 1850 | 5.41 | +23.5% |
| 1855 | 6.66 | +23.1% |
| 1860 | 8.17 | +22.7% |
| 1865 | 10 | +22.4% |
| 1870 | 12.17 | +21.7% |
| 1875 | 14.74 | +21.1% |
| 1880 | 17.74 | +20.4% |
| 1885 | 21.21 | +19.6% |
| 1890 | 21.29 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 21.62 | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 20.5 | -5.2% |
| 1905 | 19.73 | -3.8% |
| 1910 | 21.76 | +10.3% |
| 1915 | 22.67 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 25.02 | +10.4% |
| 1925 | 19.6 | -21.7% |
| 1930 | 17.61 | -10.2% |
| 1935 | 24.92 | +41.5% |
| 1940 | 31.48 | +26.3% |
| 1945 | 32.25 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 42.54 | +31.9% |
| 1955 | 50.52 | +18.8% |
| 1960 | 59.51 | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 61 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 65.09 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 67.41 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 66.51 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 79.11 | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 83.89 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 88.67 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 90.59 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.53 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 94.91 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.63 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.7 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.79 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.69 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 88.39 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.76 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 85.22 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.31 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.39 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.68 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 84.74 | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 84.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.04, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 84.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 89% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.68 | 1.5 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 1830s | 2.58 | 2.31 | 2.86 | 2 |
| 1840s | 3.96 | 3.55 | 4.38 | 2 |
| 1850s | 6.04 | 5.41 | 6.66 | 2 |
| 1860s | 9.09 | 8.17 | 10 | 2 |
| 1870s | 13.46 | 12.17 | 14.74 | 2 |
| 1880s | 19.48 | 17.74 | 21.21 | 2 |
| 1890s | 21.45 | 21.29 | 21.62 | 2 |
| 1900s | 20.12 | 19.73 | 20.5 | 2 |
| 1910s | 22.22 | 21.76 | 22.67 | 2 |
| 1920s | 22.31 | 19.6 | 25.02 | 2 |
| 1930s | 21.27 | 17.61 | 24.92 | 2 |
| 1940s | 31.87 | 31.48 | 32.25 | 2 |
| 1950s | 46.53 | 42.54 | 50.52 | 2 |
| 1960s | 60.25 | 59.51 | 61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.25 | 65.09 | 67.41 | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.51 | 66.51 | 66.51 | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.5 | 79.11 | 83.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.93 | 88.67 | 94.91 | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.99 | 85.76 | 93.63 | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.87 | 84.31 | 85.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in El Salvador was 84.74 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.91 in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1820.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 170th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.