Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 96.3% for total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador peaked at 97.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 15th of 24 countries on this measure, 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, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.7% | — |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 96.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.2%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 96.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.2% | 85.5% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 94.0% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.5% | 96.3% | 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 total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador?
- Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both in El Salvador was 96.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, primary, urban, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release