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 0.7126 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 0.7126 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 0.8222 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4891 GPIA, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4891 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8222 GPIA | +68.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8196 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8205 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7956 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7831 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7716 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7622 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7506 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7358 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7168 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6994 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6906 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6778 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6631 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6925 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6668 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.654 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6775 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7149 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7349 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7025 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7126 GPIA | +1.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.7126 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.727 GPIA, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.7126 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7361 GPIA, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +68.1% | 0.4891 GPIA | 0.8222 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4891 GPIA | 0.4891 GPIA | 0.4891 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7971 GPIA | 0.7622 GPIA | 0.8222 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6947 GPIA | 0.654 GPIA | 0.7506 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7085 GPIA | 0.6775 GPIA | 0.7349 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Switzerland 0.7192 GPIA compare
- 125 Ghana 0.718 GPIA compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.7169 GPIA compare
- 128 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7117 GPIA compare
- 129 Fiji 0.706 GPIA compare
- 130 Paraguay 0.7036 GPIA 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 0.7126 GPIA in 2024, 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 0.8222 GPIA in 2001.
- 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 0.4891 GPIA in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 3.2%. 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 (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release