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 89.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 89.3%.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 91.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 125th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 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% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | -14.2% |
| 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.8%, 93% of the median. (35 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 | 70.2% | 63.8% | 82.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 70.5% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 83.1% | 90.3% | 8 |
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 89.3% in 2017, 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 91.1% in 2009.
- 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 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 6.8%. 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
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.