Education expenditure in the budget in El Salvador in 2025 — 15.89%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 60. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 2.68 pp.
1998–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.89 | +5.32 pp |
| 2024 | 10.58 | +0.13 pp |
| 2023 | 10.44 | −0.96 pp |
| 2022 | 11.4 | −0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 11.51 | +0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 11.19 | −1 pp |
| 2019 | 12.19 | −0.87 pp |
| 2018 | 13.06 | −0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 13.26 | −0.67 pp |
| 2016 | 13.93 | −0.49 pp |
| 2015 | 14.42 | +0.57 pp |
| 2014 | 13.85 | +0.51 pp |
| 2013 | 13.34 | −0.22 pp |
| 2012 | 13.56 | −1.87 pp |
| 2011 | 15.42 | −0.39 pp |
| 2010 | 15.82 | −2.13 pp |
| 2009 | 17.95 | −0.21 pp |
| 2008 | 18.16 | +2.35 pp |
| 2007 | 15.82 | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 14.92 | +0.75 pp |
| 2005 | 14.17 | — |
| 2003 | 13.85 | −0.55 pp |
| 2002 | 14.4 | — |
| 2000 | 13.54 | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 13.04 | −0.17 pp |
| 1998 | 13.21 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Guatemala
17.27
El Salvador
15.89
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.