Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador is 97.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 97.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 2001.
That places El Salvador 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.6% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 97.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 97.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.6%, 99% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 77.4% | 89.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 92.3% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.9% | 97.7% | 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 total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 97.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release