Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 91.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 91.5% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 95.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 149 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 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.8% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +36.3% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 45.0% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 16.5% | -60.6% |
| 1981 | 64.9% | +294.7% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 52.8% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 44.9% | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +34.6% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | -3.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 91.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 91.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.4%, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 5 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 | +294.7% | 16.5% | 64.9% |
| 1980 | -60.6% | 41.7% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.4% | 36.8% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 46.4% | 16.5% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 59.1% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 70.0% | 89.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 80.5% | 89.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 89.1% | 95.1% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador was 91.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release