Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador is 1.03 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.03 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7877 index, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7877 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7994 index | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8118 index | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8247 index | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8358 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8464 index | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8576 index | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8712 index | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8839 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.895 index | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9031 index | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9083 index | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9116 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9125 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9153 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9224 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9343 index | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9458 index | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9552 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9619 index | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9669 index | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9719 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9775 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9866 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.997 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.03 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.03 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8354 index | 0.7877 index | 0.8839 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9203 index | 0.895 index | 0.9552 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9922 index | 0.9619 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7877 index in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.