School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, primary, female was 90.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador is 90.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador peaked at 122.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1997.
El Salvador ranks 173rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.9% | — |
| 1971 | 83.3% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 86.0% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 91.9% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 96.6% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 100.3% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 94.3% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 78.2% | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 92.2% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 94.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 103.2% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 103.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 98.4% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 91.6% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 93.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 100.4% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 70.8% | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 102.5% | +44.8% |
| 1999 | 103.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 103.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 106.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 108.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 112.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 115.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 115.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 115.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 122.3% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 111.9% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 110.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 109.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 108.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 107.5% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 106.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 104.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 102.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 100.8% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.2% | 81.8% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 78.2% | 103.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 70.8% | 103.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 112.1% | 103.8% | 122.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.6% | 91.7% | 109.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.7% | 91.1% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador was 90.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 122.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.