Urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador

El Salvador: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
42nd
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.43 % of population with low education1995: 0.491 % of population with low education1996: 0.488 % of population with low education1998: 0.518 % of population with low education1999: 0.51 % of population with low education2000: 0.517 % of population with low education2001: 0.52 % of population with low education2002: 0.518 % of population with low education2003: 0.524 % of population with low education2004: 0.531 % of population with low education2005: 0.534 % of population with low education2006: 0.535 % of population with low education2007: 0.561 % of population with low education2008: 0.59 % of population with low education2009: 0.563 % of population with low education2012: 0.556 % of population with low education2014: 0.552 % of population with low education2015: 0.549 % of population with low education2016: 0.54 % of population with low education2017: 0.529 % of population with low education2018: 0.54 % of population with low education2019: 0.533 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

In 2019, urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 42nd out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education Change
1991 0.4%
1995 0.5% +14.0%
1996 0.5% -0.7%
1998 0.5% +6.2%
1999 0.5% -1.5%
2000 0.5% +1.3%
2001 0.5% +0.6%
2002 0.5% -0.5%
2003 0.5% +1.1%
2004 0.5% +1.4%
2005 0.5% +0.6%
2006 0.5% +0.2%
2007 0.6% +4.9%
2008 0.6% +5.2%
2009 0.6% -4.5%
2012 0.6% -1.3%
2014 0.6% -0.7%
2015 0.5% -0.6%
2016 0.5% -1.7%
2017 0.5% -2.0%
2018 0.5% +2.2%
2019 0.5% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador?
Urban population, primary education and below in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for urban population, primary education and below?
El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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