Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador stood at 1.05 GPI.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 1.14 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.915 GPI, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 38th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1 GPI | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.961 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9913 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.977 GPI | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 0.915 GPI | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9989 GPI | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.14 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.12 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPI | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.05 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.05 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPI | 0.961 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 0.915 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 35 Pakistan 1.05 GPI compare
- 36 Honduras 1.05 GPI compare
- 37 Costa Rica 1.05 GPI compare
- 39 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.05 GPI compare
- 40 Viet Nam 1.04 GPI compare
- 41 Netherlands 1.04 GPI compare
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, gender parity in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in El Salvador was 1.05 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 1983.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.915 GPI in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 38th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.