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 10,886 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10,886 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
45th
of 132 countries
All-time high
38,026 number
in 1998
All-time low
8,986 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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 38.0k number2000: 27.9k number2001: 22.9k number2002: 20.9k number2003: 18.1k number2005: 14.9k number2006: 14.2k number2007: 16.2k number2008: 14.5k number2009: 13.9k number2010: 10.7k number2011: 10.5k number2012: 12.0k number2013: 11.4k number2014: 9.0k number2015: 10.7k number2016: 11.2k number2017: 11.4k number2018: 10.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 10,886 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 38,026 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,986 number, in 2014.

El Salvador ranks 45th 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, male (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 38,026 number
2000 27,860 number -26.7%
2001 22,893 number -17.8%
2002 20,945 number -8.5%
2003 18,132 number -13.4%
2005 14,875 number -18.0%
2006 14,224 number -4.4%
2007 16,245 number +14.2%
2008 14,463 number -11.0%
2009 13,853 number -4.2%
2010 10,704 number -22.7%
2011 10,451 number -2.4%
2012 12,046 number +15.3%
2013 11,434 number -5.1%
2014 8,986 number -21.4%
2015 10,677 number +18.8%
2016 11,241 number +5.3%
2017 11,366 number +1.1%
2018 10,886 number -4.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 10,886 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,184 number, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 10,886 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,040 number, 10.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,026 number 38,026 number 38,026 number 1
2000s 18,166 number 13,853 number 27,860 number 9
2010s 10,866 number 8,986 number 12,046 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 42 Spain 12,949 number compare
  2. 43 Ecuador 12,811 number compare
  3. 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12,336 number compare
  4. 46 Chile 10,400 number compare
  5. 47 Panama 9,886 number compare
  6. 48 Argentina 9,406 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 10,886 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 38,026 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 8,986 number in 2014.
How does El Salvador rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 45th 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 24.7%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/