Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador

El Salvador: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 20,364 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20,364 number
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
46th
of 133 countries
All-time high
66,936 number
in 1998
All-time low
16,209 number
in 2014
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador, 1998–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 66.9k number2000: 50.2k number2001: 42.5k number2002: 37.7k number2003: 32.6k number2005: 27.7k number2006: 25.5k number2007: 30.1k number2008: 27.0k number2009: 27.0k number2010: 20.3k number2011: 19.4k number2012: 22.7k number2013: 21.7k number2014: 16.2k number2015: 19.6k number2016: 21.2k number2017: 22.0k number2018: 20.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador is 20,364 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 66,936 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16,209 number, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 46th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 66,936 number
2000 50,151 number -25.1%
2001 42,532 number -15.2%
2002 37,709 number -11.3%
2003 32,636 number -13.5%
2005 27,735 number -15.0%
2006 25,544 number -7.9%
2007 30,090 number +17.8%
2008 26,985 number -10.3%
2009 26,977 number -0.0%
2010 20,328 number -24.6%
2011 19,428 number -4.4%
2012 22,747 number +17.1%
2013 21,712 number -4.6%
2014 16,209 number -25.3%
2015 19,632 number +21.1%
2016 21,167 number +7.8%
2017 22,006 number +4.0%
2018 20,364 number -7.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20,364 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,687 number, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20,364 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,422 number, 8.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66,936 number 66,936 number 66,936 number 1
2000s 33,373 number 25,544 number 50,151 number 9
2010s 20,399 number 16,209 number 22,747 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23,422 number compare
  2. 44 Chile 20,533 number compare
  3. 45 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  4. 47 Panama 18,654 number compare
  5. 48 Poland 18,360 number compare
  6. 49 Djibouti 17,411 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador was 20,364 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 66,936 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16,209 number in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/