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 9,478 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9,478 number
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
44th
of 132 countries
All-time high
28,910 number
in 1998
All-time low
7,223 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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1998200820181998: 28.9k number2000: 22.3k number2001: 19.6k number2002: 16.8k number2003: 14.5k number2005: 12.9k number2006: 11.3k number2007: 13.8k number2008: 12.5k number2009: 13.1k number2010: 9.6k number2011: 9.0k number2012: 10.7k number2013: 10.3k number2014: 7.2k number2015: 9.0k number2016: 9.9k number2017: 10.6k number2018: 9.5k 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 9,478 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 28,910 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,223 number, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 44th of 132 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, female (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 28,910 number
2000 22,291 number -22.9%
2001 19,639 number -11.9%
2002 16,764 number -14.6%
2003 14,504 number -13.5%
2005 12,860 number -11.3%
2006 11,320 number -12.0%
2007 13,845 number +22.3%
2008 12,522 number -9.6%
2009 13,124 number +4.8%
2010 9,624 number -26.7%
2011 8,977 number -6.7%
2012 10,701 number +19.2%
2013 10,278 number -4.0%
2014 7,223 number -29.7%
2015 8,955 number +24.0%
2016 9,926 number +10.8%
2017 10,640 number +7.2%
2018 9,478 number -10.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9,478 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,934 number, 4.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9,478 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 690.5 number, 13.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,910 number 28,910 number 28,910 number 1
2000s 15,208 number 11,320 number 22,291 number 9
2010s 9,534 number 7,223 number 10,701 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 41 Spain 11,396 number compare
  2. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,086 number compare
  3. 43 Chile 10,133 number compare
  4. 45 Poland 9,370 number compare
  5. 46 Djibouti 8,862 number compare
  6. 47 Panama 8,768 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 9,478 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 28,910 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 7,223 number in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 44th out of 132 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 24.3%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/