Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — El Salvador

Primary completion rate in El Salvador in 2024 — 82.63%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 111. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 41.58 pp.

2024 82.63% +1.79 pp vs 2023
World rank 91of 111
Period maximum 99.24%2011
Period minimum 41.05%1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — El Salvador, 1971–202440608010019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 41.05%1972: 44.27%1973: 49.59%1974: 50.76%1975: 49.61%1976: 47.96%1977: 48.44%1981: 45.41%1982: 49.13%1983: 52.58%1984: 50.02%1987: 62.7%1988: 65.94%1989: 63.06%1991: 63.44%1992: 62.8%1993: 63.54%1995: 65.35%1996: 71.07%1998: 77.22%2000: 86.08%2001: 85.47%2002: 85.66%2003: 86.37%2005: 90.05%2006: 89.08%2007: 92.48%2008: 93.06%2009: 95.99%2010: 98.17%2011: 99.24%2012: 97.43%2013: 95.63%2014: 94.69%2015: 93.28%2016: 92.55%2017: 91.91%2018: 89.68%2020: 82.42%2021: 83.76%2022: 79.72%2023: 80.83%2024: 82.63%
Change over the period: +41.58 pp Annual average: 0.78 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 82.63%
World 88.02%
Central America computed 97.24%
Primary completion rate — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 82.63 +1.79 pp
2023 80.83 +1.12 pp
2022 79.72 −4.04 pp
2021 83.76 +1.34 pp
2020 82.42
2018 89.68 −2.23 pp
2017 91.91 −0.64 pp
2016 92.55 −0.73 pp
2015 93.28 −1.41 pp
2014 94.69 −0.94 pp
2013 95.63 −1.8 pp
2012 97.43 −1.81 pp
2011 99.24 +1.07 pp
2010 98.17 +2.19 pp
2009 95.99 +2.93 pp
2008 93.06 +0.58 pp
2007 92.48 +3.4 pp
2006 89.08 −0.98 pp
2005 90.05
2003 86.37 +0.71 pp
2002 85.66 +0.18 pp
2001 85.47 −0.6 pp
2000 86.08
1998 77.22
1996 71.07 +5.72 pp
1995 65.35
1993 63.54 +0.74 pp
1992 62.8 −0.64 pp
1991 63.44
1989 63.06 −2.88 pp
1988 65.94 +3.25 pp
1987 62.7
1984 50.02 −2.56 pp
1983 52.58 +3.44 pp
1982 49.13 +3.72 pp
1981 45.41
1977 48.44 +0.47 pp
1976 47.96 −1.65 pp
1975 49.61 −1.15 pp
1974 50.76 +1.17 pp
1973 49.59 +5.32 pp
1972 44.27 +3.22 pp
1971 41.05

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.