Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador, 2010–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 99.6% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.2% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 59.0% | — |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +63.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 57 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 58 Thailand 99.9% compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 99.7%
- 61 Hungary 98.9% compare
- 62 Turkmenistan 98.6%
- 63 Rwanda 98.0% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in El Salvador was 99.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).