Education in El Salvador 158 indicators covering education for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 90.9% 2023 up 5.8% 87th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 160 2024 up 21.2% 100th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 359 2024 up 39.1% 78th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 403 2024 down 62.3% 99th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 808 2024 down 27.7% 88th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 95.2% 2018 down 17.7% 145th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.9% 2018 down 18.3% 130th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 41.4% 80th Number of adults with no formal education by region 24,300 people 2100 down 44.0% 96th Population by level of education 1.69 million people 2100 up 9.4% 128th Repeaters, primary, female 3.0% 2018 down 40.8% 70th Repeaters, primary, male 4.5% 2018 down 36.3% 63rd School enrollment, secondary, private 14.5% 2024 down 19.4% 83rd School enrollment, primary 81.0% 2018 down 14.2% 156th Trained teachers in primary education 97.5% 2024 up 2.0% 57th Over-age students, primary 13.2% 2018 down 19.2% 48th Secondary education, teachers 55.3% 2024 up 1.9% 123rd School enrollment, primary, female 81.4% 2018 down 13.7% 134th School enrollment, primary, male 80.6% 2018 down 14.7% 139th Over-age students, primary, male 15.0% 2018 down 17.1% 41st Over-age students, primary, female 11.3% 2018 down 22.0% 51st Compulsory education, duration 15 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Progression to secondary school 95.2% 2017 down 0.0% 104th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.6% 2018 down 15.0% 156th Trained teachers in primary education, female 97.2% 2024 up 0.9% 58th Trained teachers in primary education, male 98.2% 2024 up 5.2% 50th Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 down 0.1% 147th Tertiary education, academic staff 40.0% 2023 up 8.6% 95th Persistence to grade 5, female 91.5% 2023 up 3.8% 85th Persistence to grade 5, male 90.4% 2023 up 7.6% 80th School enrollment, secondary 61.8% 2018 up 8.0% 114th Preprimary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Progression to secondary school, male 95.3% 2017 down 0.8% 93rd School enrollment, secondary, female 62.6% 2018 up 8.1% 113th School enrollment, secondary, male 61.1% 2018 up 7.9% 109th Progression to secondary school, female 95.1% 2017 up 0.8% 95th Expenditure on tertiary education 9.2% 2018 down 6.9% 144th Literacy rate, youth female 98.6% 2024 up 0.4% 47th Children out of school, primary 57,339 2024 up 23.4% 66th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 82.1% 2018 down 14.7% 135th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 81.1% 2018 down 15.5% 140th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2024 up 0.1% 13th Literacy rate, youth male 97.9% 2024 up 0.6% 48th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 26.89 2018 down 17.5% 56th Literacy rate, youth total 98.2% 2024 up 0.4% 45th Expenditure on secondary education 34.0% 2018 up 54.3% 72nd Expenditure on primary education 46.2% 2018 up 21.5% 28th Secondary education, pupils 49.4% 2018 down 1.4% 84th Children out of school, primary, female 45,017 2024 up 134.6% 61st Children out of school, primary, male 56,007 2024 up 105.2% 63rd Literacy rate, adult total 89.8% 2024 up 2.7% 48th Literacy rate, adult male 91.6% 2024 up 2.2% 49th Trained teachers in preprimary education 97.4% 2024 up 3.9% 43rd Trained teachers in secondary education 95.7% 2024 up 3.9% 48th Adolescents out of school 45.5% 2024 up 243.3% 14th Current education expenditure, total 88.0% 2024 down 6.1% 95th Current education expenditure, primary 91.3% 2024 down 4.3% 82nd Current education expenditure, secondary 81.8% 2024 down 7.9% 111th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 97.5% 2024 up 2.6% 45th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 95.8% 2024 up 2.5% 44th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →