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

El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 92.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
92.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 41 countries
All-time high
92.9%
in 2018
All-time low
84.6%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2018

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

0204060801002000200920182000: 84.6 %2001: 85.6 %2002: 86.2 %2003: 85.1 %2004: 84.7 %2005: 86.9 %2006: 88.4 %2007: 84.9 %2009: 87.9 %2010: 88.5 %2012: 90.6 %2013: 91.9 %2014: 91.6 %2015: 92 %2016: 92.1 %2017: 92.5 %2018: 92.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 92.9% for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 92.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2000.

That places El Salvador 19th out of 41 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.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 84.6%
2001 85.6% +1.2%
2002 86.2% +0.7%
2003 85.1% -1.3%
2004 84.7% -0.4%
2005 86.9% +2.6%
2006 88.4% +1.7%
2007 84.9% -4.0%
2009 87.9% +3.5%
2010 88.5% +0.7%
2012 90.6% +2.4%
2013 91.9% +1.4%
2014 91.6% -0.3%
2015 92.0% +0.5%
2016 92.1% +0.1%
2017 92.5% +0.4%
2018 92.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.0% 84.6% 88.4% 9
2010s 91.5% 88.5% 92.9% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Colombia 95.0% compare
  2. 17 Dominican Republic 94.4% compare
  3. 18 Philippines 93.2% compare
  4. 20 Kenya 91.9% compare
  5. 21 Honduras 91.0% compare
  6. 22 Nigeria 88.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in El Salvador?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in El Salvador was 92.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 392 data points, 1996–2019
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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/