Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 84.7% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 94.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.1% | — |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.7% | 94.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 85.8% | 93.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.3% | 85.7% | 5 |
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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 enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in El Salvador was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release