Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.811991200520191991: 0.845 % of urban population aged 6-161995: 0.869 % of urban population aged 6-161996: 0.871 % of urban population aged 6-161998: 0.869 % of urban population aged 6-161999: 0.886 % of urban population aged 6-162000: 0.892 % of urban population aged 6-162001: 0.884 % of urban population aged 6-162002: 0.906 % of urban population aged 6-162003: 0.901 % of urban population aged 6-162004: 0.908 % of urban population aged 6-162005: 0.913 % of urban population aged 6-162006: 0.926 % of urban population aged 6-162007: 0.919 % of urban population aged 6-162008: 0.92 % of urban population aged 6-162009: 0.926 % of urban population aged 6-162012: 0.946 % of urban population aged 6-162014: 0.939 % of urban population aged 6-162015: 0.938 % of urban population aged 6-162016: 0.94 % of urban population aged 6-162017: 0.944 % of urban population aged 6-162018: 0.955 % of urban population aged 6-162019: 0.949 % of urban population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population aged 6-16.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9% for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 67 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban population aged 6-16 Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.9% +2.8%
1996 0.9% +0.2%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +2.0%
2000 0.9% +0.7%
2001 0.9% -0.9%
2002 0.9% +2.5%
2003 0.9% -0.5%
2004 0.9% +0.8%
2005 0.9% +0.5%
2006 0.9% +1.5%
2007 0.9% -0.7%
2008 0.9% +0.1%
2009 0.9% +0.6%
2012 0.9% +2.1%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
2016 0.9% +0.2%
2017 0.9% +0.4%
2018 1.0% +1.2%
2019 0.9% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in El Salvador?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of urban population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 836 data points, 1970–2021
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