Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador stood at 64.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 39.7% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 47.4% | 64.7% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in El Salvador was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.