School completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.4933 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.4933 % change on previous year for school completion, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 2.77 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4933 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1991 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9553 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8411 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8109 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8044 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.798 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7804 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7855 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7349 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7074 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6256 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5781 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5748 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5499 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4933 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4933 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0766 % change on previous year, 6.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4933 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1628 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8998 % change on previous year | 0.7349 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5882 % change on previous year | 0.4933 % change on previous year | 0.7074 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 54 Honduras 0.6065 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Gabon 0.5553 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.5169 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Nigeria 0.4185 % change on previous year compare
- 59 India 0.3952 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Dominican Republic 0.3865 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- School completion, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 0.4933 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4933 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.