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 1.21 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.21 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
30th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.54 LPIA
in 2003
All-time low
1.14 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 1.21 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 1.54 LPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.14 LPIA, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 30th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.5 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.54 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.54 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.42 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.41 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.47 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.48 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.38 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.35 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.31 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.38 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.33 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.39 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.37 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.35 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.18 LPIA | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.14 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.21 LPIA | +6.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.21 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.31 LPIA, 92% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.21 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.26 LPIA, 96% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 LPIA | 1.38 LPIA | 1.54 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.36 LPIA | 1.31 LPIA | 1.4 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.22 LPIA | 1.14 LPIA | 1.35 LPIA | 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 1.21 LPIA 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 1.54 LPIA in 2003.
- 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 1.14 LPIA in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 40 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 down 7.6%. 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 location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release