Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
42nd
of 74 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.811991200520191991: 0.701 % of population with low education aged 6-161995: 0.764 % of population with low education aged 6-161996: 0.784 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.801 % of population with low education aged 6-161999: 0.816 % of population with low education aged 6-162000: 0.817 % of population with low education aged 6-162001: 0.813 % of population with low education aged 6-162002: 0.837 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.849 % of population with low education aged 6-162004: 0.855 % of population with low education aged 6-162005: 0.866 % of population with low education aged 6-162006: 0.87 % of population with low education aged 6-162007: 0.875 % of population with low education aged 6-162008: 0.879 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.886 % of population with low education aged 6-162012: 0.908 % of population with low education aged 6-162014: 0.906 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.904 % of population with low education aged 6-162016: 0.901 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.903 % of population with low education aged 6-162018: 0.92 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.915 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

In 2019, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 42nd out of 74 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1991 0.7%
1995 0.8% +9.0%
1996 0.8% +2.5%
1998 0.8% +2.2%
1999 0.8% +1.9%
2000 0.8% +0.1%
2001 0.8% -0.4%
2002 0.8% +2.9%
2003 0.8% +1.4%
2004 0.9% +0.8%
2005 0.9% +1.3%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +0.6%
2008 0.9% +0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.8%
2012 0.9% +2.5%
2014 0.9% -0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.2%
2016 0.9% -0.3%
2017 0.9% +0.1%
2018 0.9% +1.9%
2019 0.9% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 74 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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