Completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, female was 91.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
91.4%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 42 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 2018
All-time low
72.4%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 72.4 %2001: 74 %2002: 74.7 %2003: 74.5 %2004: 77.7 %2005: 79.2 %2006: 80 %2007: 79.3 %2009: 83.3 %2010: 84.2 %2012: 88.5 %2013: 88.9 %2014: 90.3 %2015: 91 %2016: 90 %2017: 89.8 %2018: 91.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador is 91.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 91.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2000.

El Salvador ranks 20th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 72.4% —
2001 74.0% +2.1%
2002 74.7% +0.9%
2003 74.5% -0.2%
2004 77.7% +4.2%
2005 79.2% +2.0%
2006 80.0% +1.0%
2007 79.3% -0.8%
2009 83.3% +5.0%
2010 84.2% +1.2%
2012 88.5% +5.1%
2013 88.9% +0.4%
2014 90.3% +1.6%
2015 91.0% +0.8%
2016 90.0% -1.0%
2017 89.8% -0.2%
2018 91.4% +1.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 91.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.9%, 94% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 91.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.5%, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.2% 72.4% 83.3% 9
2010s 89.3% 84.2% 91.4% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 17 Venezuela 95.3% compare
  2. 18 Philippines 95.2% compare
  3. 19 Zimbabwe 91.6% compare
  4. 21 Honduras 90.1% compare
  5. 22 Bangladesh 89.1% compare
  6. 23 Kenya 86.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador?
Completion rate, primary education, female in El Salvador was 91.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
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

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/