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 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
107th
of 153 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2018

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

00.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.489 GPIA2001: 0.822 GPIA2002: 0.82 GPIA2003: 0.82 GPIA2005: 0.802 GPIA2006: 0.796 GPIA2007: 0.783 GPIA2008: 0.772 GPIA2009: 0.762 GPIA2010: 0.751 GPIA2011: 0.736 GPIA2012: 0.717 GPIA2013: 0.699 GPIA2014: 0.691 GPIA2015: 0.678 GPIA2016: 0.663 GPIA2017: 0.693 GPIA2018: 0.667 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

That places El Salvador 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1998 0.5%
2001 0.8% +68.1%
2002 0.8% -0.3%
2003 0.8% +0.1%
2005 0.8% -2.3%
2006 0.8% -0.8%
2007 0.8% -1.6%
2008 0.8% -1.5%
2009 0.8% -1.2%
2010 0.8% -1.5%
2011 0.7% -2.0%
2012 0.7% -2.6%
2013 0.7% -2.4%
2014 0.7% -1.3%
2015 0.7% -1.9%
2016 0.7% -2.2%
2017 0.7% +4.4%
2018 0.7% -3.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +68.1% 0.5% 0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 104 Barbados 0.7% compare
  2. 105 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  3. 106 Colombia 0.7% compare
  4. 108 Namibia 0.7% compare
  5. 109 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  6. 110 Ireland 0.7% compare

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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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2001.
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 0.5% in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
El Salvador ranks 107th 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 13.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,308 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/