Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 93.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador is 93.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 97.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 107th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.2% | — |
| 1971 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 56.6% | +27.5% |
| 1973 | 48.7% | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 24.5% | -50.3% |
| 1981 | 69.7% | +184.9% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 56.7% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 58.8% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 52.2% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 64.7% | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +28.8% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 78.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -3.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 93.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 93.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.8%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +184.9% | 24.5% | 69.7% |
| 1980 | -50.3% | 49.2% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 44.2% | 56.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 24.5% | 69.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 63.8% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 70.5% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 83.1% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 90.7% | 97.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 93.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release