School enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, primary, male was 80.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador stood at 80.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador peaked at 94.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 1998 | 75.1% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 75.1% | 75.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 79.9% | 94.5% | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, primary, male in El Salvador was 80.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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.