Total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 85.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador stood at 85.68.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador peaked at 94.91 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.09, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.09 | — |
| 1998 | 79.11 | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 88.67 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 90.59 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 93.53 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 94.91 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.63 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 92.7 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.79 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.69 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 88.39 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.76 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 85.22 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.31 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.39 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.68 | +1.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 85.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 85.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.09 | 65.09 | 65.09 | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.11 | 79.11 | 79.11 | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.93 | 88.67 | 94.91 | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.99 | 85.76 | 93.63 | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.9 | 84.31 | 85.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in El Salvador was 85.68 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.91 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.09 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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