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 13.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
13.5%
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
37th
of 155 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 1998
All-time low
13.5%
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

10203040501998200820181998: 48.3 %2001: 28 %2002: 27.1 %2003: 26.9 %2005: 25.7 %2006: 25.1 %2007: 23.7 %2008: 22.9 %2009: 21.6 %2010: 21.2 %2011: 19.9 %2012: 19.1 %2013: 18.5 %2014: 17.8 %2015: 16.8 %2016: 15.8 %2017: 15.3 %2018: 13.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador stood at 13.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in El Salvador peaked at 48.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2018.

El Salvador ranks 37th of 155 countries on this measure, 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, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 48.3%
2001 28.0% -42.1%
2002 27.1% -3.1%
2003 26.9% -0.7%
2005 25.7% -4.5%
2006 25.1% -2.5%
2007 23.7% -5.2%
2008 22.9% -3.7%
2009 21.6% -5.7%
2010 21.2% -1.7%
2011 19.9% -5.9%
2012 19.1% -4.5%
2013 18.5% -2.7%
2014 17.8% -3.9%
2015 16.8% -5.6%
2016 15.8% -6.3%
2017 15.3% -2.7%
2018 13.5% -12.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 8.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 3.2× 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 -42.1% 48.3% 28.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.3% 48.3% 48.3% 1
2000s 25.1% 21.6% 28.0% 8
2010s 17.5% 13.5% 21.2% 9

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  4. 38 Colombia 13.3% compare
  5. 39 Benin 12.2% compare
  6. 40 Dominican Republic 11.6% 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 13.5% 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 48.3% 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 13.5% 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 155 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 41.1%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/