Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 90.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador stood at 90.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 95.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 149 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.6% | — |
| 1971 | 37.8% | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 52.5% | +39.0% |
| 1973 | 42.3% | -19.6% |
| 1975 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | -58.6% |
| 1981 | 65.9% | +278.1% |
| 1982 | 46.1% | -30.0% |
| 1983 | 47.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | +32.2% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -5.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.7%, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 5 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 | +278.1% | 17.4% | 65.9% |
| 1980 | -58.6% | 42.1% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 34.6% | 52.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 17.4% | 65.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 55.7% | 76.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 64.4% | 89.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 77.3% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 85.4% | 95.7% | 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, male in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador was 90.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release