Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary Gross Enrollment Rate was 89.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 89.88 for primary gross enrollment rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary gross enrollment rate in El Salvador peaked at 121.69 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.71, in 1997.
That places El Salvador 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.29 | — |
| 1971 | 84.1 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 82.21 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 86.43 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 87.78 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 89.71 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 92.04 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 94.05 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 97.51 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 101.18 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 93.55 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 78.61 | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 89.76 | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 93.27 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 95.46 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 103.92 | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 104.02 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.33 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 92.81 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 93.68 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 93.13 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 95.12 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 102.78 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 72.71 | -29.3% |
| 1998 | 105.38 | +44.9% |
| 1999 | 106.65 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 107.38 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 109.27 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 111.44 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 114.59 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 117.88 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 117.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 116.77 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 121.69 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 113.39 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 111.72 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 111.7 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 110.56 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 109.44 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 107.76 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 106.23 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 104.06 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 101.84 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.31 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 96.8 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 91.63 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 90.66 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.08 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 89.13 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.88 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 89.88 | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 89.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.09, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 89.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.49, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary Gross Enrollment Rate in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +44.9% | 72.71 | 105.38 |
| 1997 | -29.3% | 102.78 | 72.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.83 | 82.21 | 101.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.74 | 78.61 | 104.02 | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.28 | 72.71 | 106.65 | 8 |
| 2000s | 114.2 | 107.38 | 121.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.83 | 91.63 | 111.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.93 | 89.08 | 90.88 | 5 |
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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 gross enrollment rate in El Salvador?
- Primary gross enrollment rate in El Salvador was 89.88 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary gross enrollment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 121.69 in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary gross enrollment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.71 in 1997.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary gross enrollment rate?
- El Salvador ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.