Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 10.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10.7%
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
37th
of 153 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 1998
All-time low
10.7%
in 2018
Years of data
18
1998–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, 1998–2018

10152025301998200820181998: 31.4 %2001: 25.2 %2002: 24.3 %2003: 24.2 %2005: 22.8 %2006: 22.1 %2007: 20.8 %2008: 19.8 %2009: 18.6 %2010: 18.1 %2011: 16.8 %2012: 15.8 %2013: 15.2 %2014: 14.4 %2015: 13.5 %2016: 12.5 %2017: 12.5 %2018: 10.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 10.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 31.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2018.

That places El Salvador 37th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 31.4%
2001 25.2% -19.8%
2002 24.3% -3.3%
2003 24.2% -0.6%
2005 22.8% -5.8%
2006 22.1% -2.9%
2007 20.8% -6.1%
2008 19.8% -4.6%
2009 18.6% -6.3%
2010 18.1% -2.7%
2011 16.8% -7.0%
2012 15.8% -5.9%
2013 15.2% -4.1%
2014 14.4% -4.6%
2015 13.5% -6.7%
2016 12.5% -7.5%
2017 12.5% +0.0%
2018 10.7% -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.4% 31.4% 31.4% 1
2000s 22.2% 18.6% 25.2% 8
2010s 14.4% 10.7% 18.1% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2018.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
El Salvador ranks 37th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/