Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 89.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 89.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 94.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 180 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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.7% | — |
| 1971 | 32.6% | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 47.8% | +46.7% |
| 1973 | 37.4% | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | -67.6% |
| 1981 | 61.5% | +415.1% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | -31.8% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 45.8% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 37.8% | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | +39.0% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 71.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -5.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade 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 | +415.1% | 11.9% | 61.5% |
| 1980 | -67.6% | 36.8% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 28.7% | 47.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 11.9% | 61.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 52.6% | 67.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 64.1% | 86.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 74.3% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 84.6% | 94.3% | 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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 89.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release