Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.8365 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador is 0.8365 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 0.8621 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6098 GPIA, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8403 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8396 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8294 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8043 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.749 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8227 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7489 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8057 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8214 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7892 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6742 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7238 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6098 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7039 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6284 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6131 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.672 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8558 GPIA | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8163 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8621 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8352 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8365 GPIA | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.8365 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8687 GPIA, 96% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.8365 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8361 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8068 GPIA | 0.7489 GPIA | 0.8403 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6967 GPIA | 0.6098 GPIA | 0.8558 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8375 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 0.8621 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador was 0.8365 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8621 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6098 GPIA in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release