Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador

El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program was 7.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
7.4%
Change on year
up 14.9%
World rank
49th
of 174 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador, 1998–2018

024681998200820181998: 0 %1999: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0.59 %2010: 0.786 %2011: 0.913 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.7 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 3 %2016: 2.6 %2017: 6.4 %2018: 7.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador stood at 7.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 344.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador peaked at 7.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

El Salvador ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.6% 10
2010s 2.8% 0.8% 7.4% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program in El Salvador was 7.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development program?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.