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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4676 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.03, 15% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4676 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.25, 21% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
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 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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