School enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrollment, secondary, private was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 14.5% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador peaked at 24.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.9% | — |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 16.6% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in El Salvador was 14.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.