School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 81.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador stood at 81.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador peaked at 94.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.8% | — |
| 1983 | 75.1% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.9% | 93.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 80.6% | 94.4% | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, primary, female in El Salvador was 81.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.