Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador stood at 90.1%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 93.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.2% | — |
| 1971 | 32.6% | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 46.9% | +43.7% |
| 1973 | 37.3% | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 40.2% | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 36.4% | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -68.6% |
| 1981 | 61.5% | +438.1% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | -29.6% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | -19.9% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 54.9% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -4.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 90.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 90.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade 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 | +438.1% | 11.4% | 61.5% |
| 1980 | -68.6% | 36.4% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.3% | 30.2% | 46.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.4% | 11.4% | 61.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 54.9% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 67.4% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 76.6% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 87.4% | 93.9% | 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, female in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador was 90.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 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 the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release