Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador

El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 85.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
85.5%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
18th
of 40 countries
All-time high
85.5%
in 2018
All-time low
55.8%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2018

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

0204060802000200920182000: 55.8 %2001: 58.6 %2002: 60.4 %2003: 60 %2004: 63.5 %2005: 67.7 %2006: 64.8 %2007: 67.4 %2009: 71.7 %2010: 73.4 %2012: 79.5 %2013: 82 %2014: 84.2 %2015: 83.6 %2016: 82.2 %2017: 83.2 %2018: 85.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador is 85.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 85.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2000.

El Salvador ranks 18th of 40 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.3% 55.8% 71.7% 9
2010s 81.7% 73.4% 85.5% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  4. 19 Honduras 82.8% compare
  5. 20 Bangladesh 82.5% compare
  6. 21 Kenya 81.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in El Salvador was 85.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 18th out of 40 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 369 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/