School enrolment in El Salvador
El Salvador: School enrolment was 64.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.74
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
95th
of 178 countries
All-time high
64.74
in 2024
All-time low
33.65
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2024
School enrolment in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrolment in El Salvador stood at 64.74. 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, school enrolment in El Salvador peaked at 64.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.65, 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.
School enrolment in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.65 | — |
| 2000 | 39.7 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 41.91 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 45.2 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 46.9 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 49.41 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 48.9 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 49.22 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.73 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.29 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.47 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.3 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 54.49 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.63 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.55 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 58.17 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 57.07 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 56.78 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.55 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 56.7 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54.11 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 53.59 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.44 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 50.52 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 63.27 | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 64.74 | +2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 64.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 64.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.65 | 33.65 | 33.65 | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.77 | 39.7 | 49.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.83 | 54.11 | 58.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.91 | 47.44 | 64.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 enrolment in El Salvador?
- School enrolment in El Salvador was 64.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.65 in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for school enrolment?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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