Share of students from abroad in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of students from abroad was 0.4676 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4676
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
114th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.6276
in 2008
All-time low
0.3515
in 2021
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Share of students from abroad in El Salvador, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students from abroad in El Salvador is 0.4676, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in El Salvador peaked at 0.6276 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3515, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 114th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4752 | — |
| 2000 | 0.4901 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4902 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4419 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4506 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4507 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4362 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.497 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5807 | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6276 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5242 | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5093 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4889 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.405 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4288 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3999 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3841 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3929 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3536 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5142 | +45.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3708 | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3834 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3515 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4165 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4676 | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4752 | 0.4752 | 0.4752 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4989 | 0.4362 | 0.6276 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4248 | 0.3536 | 0.5142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4048 | 0.3515 | 0.4676 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 111 Philippines 0.5006 compare
- 112 Sri Lanka 0.495 compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.4886 compare
- 115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4371 compare
- 116 Russian Federation 0.4285 compare
- 117 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4197 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in El Salvador?
- Share of students from abroad in El Salvador was 0.4676 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6276 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3515 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of students from abroad?
- El Salvador ranks 114th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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