Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 90.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 90.12 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 121.69 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.71, in 1997.
That places El Salvador 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.29 | — |
| 1971 | 84.1 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 82.21 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 86.43 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 87.78 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 89.71 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 92.04 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 94.05 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 97.51 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 101.18 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 93.55 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 78.61 | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 89.76 | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 93.27 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 95.46 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 98.28 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 101.1 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 103.92 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 104.02 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.33 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 96.07 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 92.81 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 93.68 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 93.13 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 94.12 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 95.12 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 102.78 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 72.71 | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 105.38 | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 106.65 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 107.38 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 109.27 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 111.44 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 114.59 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 117.88 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 117.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 116.77 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 121.69 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 113.39 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 111.72 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 111.7 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 110.56 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 109.44 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 108.36 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 106.81 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 104.54 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 102.26 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 98.69 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 97.13 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 91.97 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 90.78 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.33 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 89.28 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.06 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 90.12 | -1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.09, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.49, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +44.9% | 72.71 | 105.38 |
| 1997 | -29.3% | 102.78 | 72.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.83 | 82.21 | 101.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.73 | 78.61 | 104.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.25 | 72.71 | 106.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.2 | 107.38 | 121.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.15 | 91.97 | 111.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.11 | 89.28 | 91.06 | 5 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in El Salvador was 90.12 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 121.69 in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.71 in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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 secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.