Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — El Salvador

Primary school enrollment in El Salvador in 2018 — 81%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 72. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 16.1 pp.

2018 81% +0.8 pp vs 2017
World rank 61of 72
Period maximum 94.8%2006
Period minimum 64.9%1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — El Salvador, 1970–201860708090100197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 64.9%1998: 81.4%2000: 89.2%2001: 89.6%2002: 91.1%2003: 93.1%2005: 94.4%2006: 94.8%2007: 94.2%2008: 94.4%2009: 94.4%2010: 94.5%2011: 94.1%2012: 93.2%2013: 90.6%2014: 88.2%2015: 85.8%2016: 84.5%2017: 80.2%2018: 81%
Change over the period: +16.1 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

El Salvador 81%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 81 +0.8 pp
2017 80.2 −4.2 pp
2016 84.5 −1.3 pp
2015 85.8 −2.4 pp
2014 88.2 −2.3 pp
2013 90.6 −2.6 pp
2012 93.2 −0.9 pp
2011 94.1 −0.4 pp
2010 94.5 +0.1 pp
2009 94.4 −0 pp
2008 94.4 +0.2 pp
2007 94.2 −0.6 pp
2006 94.8 +0.4 pp
2005 94.4
2003 93.1 +2 pp
2002 91.1 +1.5 pp
2001 89.6 +0.4 pp
2000 89.2
1998 81.4
1970 64.9

Central America, 2018

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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