Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 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, female in El Salvador is 94.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 96.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.4% | — |
| 1971 | 44.5% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 56.0% | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 48.8% | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | -51.1% |
| 1981 | 69.0% | +186.4% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 58.4% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 60.9% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 52.8% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 64.6% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 94.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.3%, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 94.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.1%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 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 | +186.4% | 24.1% | 69.0% |
| 1980 | -51.1% | 49.2% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.2% | 44.5% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 24.1% | 69.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 64.6% | 82.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 73.6% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 84.7% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.9% | 96.8% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in El Salvador was 94.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release