Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 86.0% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador peaked at 94.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 142nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.2% | — |
| 1983 | 78.5% | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 90.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 87.9% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.4% | 94.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 85.9% | 86.9% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in El Salvador was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release