Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 90.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 90.9% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 95.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 88th of 165 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 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.6% | — |
| 1971 | 37.7% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 51.8% | +37.6% |
| 1973 | 42.2% | -18.6% |
| 1974 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 41.9% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | -59.6% |
| 1981 | 65.4% | +286.3% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 49.5% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +31.4% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | -4.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.5%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 5 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 | +286.3% | 16.9% | 65.4% |
| 1980 | -59.6% | 41.9% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.2% | 35.6% | 51.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 16.9% | 65.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 58.0% | 76.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 67.0% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 78.8% | 87.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 87.2% | 95.2% | 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 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 90.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release