El Salvador's adult literacy rose from 74.1 % in 1992 to 89.8 % in 2024.
El Salvador's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 95.1 % in 1995 to 89.9 % in 2024.
El Salvador · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
El Salvador's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 84.9 % in 1992 to 98.2 % in 2024.
El Salvador's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 38.1 % in 1991 to 62.1 % in 2024.
El Salvador's tertiary enrolment rose from 19.5 % in 1994 to 32.8 % in 2024.
El Salvador's children out of school, primary fell from 213,782 in 1970 to 57,339 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +1.8 pts91st of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −1.2 pts79th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.1 pts79th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.2 yrs155th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs100th of 145
- Learning povertydown −3.6 pts18th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts32nd of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +5.3 pts15th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −4.9 %63rd of 90
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