What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?

The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.

What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?

The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.

How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?

El Salvador ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.

Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador

Name: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 89.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

89.7%

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

19th

of 42 countries

All-time high

89.7%

in 2018

All-time low

71.3%

in 2000

Years of data

2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 2000–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 89.7% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	76.0%	71.3%	81.2%	9
2010s	87.4%	82.3%	89.7%	8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

16 Paraguay 93.8% compare
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22 Kenya 84.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 89.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?: El Salvador ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/