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 1.43 WPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.43 WPIA
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
27th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1.85 WPIA
in 2014
All-time low
1.43 WPIA
in 2023
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 WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 1.43 WPIA. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 1.85 WPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.43 WPIA, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 27th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.78 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.81 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.73 WPIA | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.76 WPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 WPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.76 WPIA | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.76 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.78 WPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.79 WPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.82 WPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7 WPIA | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.82 WPIA | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 WPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.81 WPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.63 WPIA | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.81 WPIA | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.63 WPIA | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.56 WPIA | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.63 WPIA | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.43 WPIA | -12.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.43 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 WPIA, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.43 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 WPIA, 89% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 WPIA | 1.73 WPIA | 1.81 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.77 WPIA | 1.63 WPIA | 1.85 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.56 WPIA | 1.43 WPIA | 1.63 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 24 Guatemala 1.47 WPIA compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 1.46 WPIA compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.45 WPIA compare
- 28 Senegal 1.4 WPIA compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.39 WPIA compare
- 30 Honduras 1.28 WPIA compare
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 1.43 WPIA 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 1.85 WPIA in 2014.
- 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 1.43 WPIA in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 30 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 21.0%. 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release