Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 93.3% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 96th 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.0% | — |
| 1971 | 44.3% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 57.2% | +29.1% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 24.8% | -49.5% |
| 1981 | 70.4% | +183.4% |
| 1982 | 52.6% | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 55.1% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 62.6% | +21.3% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -4.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 93.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 93.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.5%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 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 | +183.4% | 24.8% | 70.4% |
| 1980 | -49.5% | 49.2% | 24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 43.0% | 57.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 24.8% | 70.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 62.6% | 81.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 67.7% | 90.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 81.6% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 89.5% | 98.0% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in El Salvador was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release