Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 88.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador is 88.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 94.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 93rd 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.4% | — |
| 1971 | 32.6% | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 48.8% | +49.6% |
| 1973 | 37.6% | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | -66.5% |
| 1981 | 61.6% | +392.9% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | -34.0% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | -6.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 88.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 88.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.3%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade 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 | +392.9% | 12.5% | 61.6% |
| 1980 | -66.5% | 37.2% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.8% | 27.4% | 48.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 12.5% | 61.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 56.5% | 49.8% | 67.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 61.1% | 86.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 72.1% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 82.1% | 94.7% | 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 the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador was 88.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release