Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador is 83.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador peaked at 95.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 144th out of 178 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.0% | — |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.4% | 95.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 84.2% | 92.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 82.8% | 84.5% | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in El Salvador was 83.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release