El Salvador - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in El Salvador was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in El Salvador was 939,726 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,075,041 in 2007 and a minimum value of 509,985 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 509,985
1971 535,113
1972 541,931
1973 588,213
1974 613,810
1975 640,615
1976 667,647
1977 690,140
1978 718,049
1979 748,979
1980 695,829
1981 585,889
1982 667,002
1983 700,719
1984 730,090
1987 837,520
1988 853,058
1989 833,279
1991 809,487
1992 829,235
1993 834,134
1995 838,509
1996 902,559
1997 933,822
1999 939,877
2000 949,077
2001 967,748
2002 987,676
2003 1,016,098
2004 1,045,485
2005 1,045,484
2006 1,035,100
2007 1,075,041
2008 993,795
2009 963,524
2010 939,726

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in El Salvador was 47.80 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 49.09 in 2007, while its lowest value was 47.80 in 2010.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 48.45
1999 48.17
2000 47.97
2001 48.14
2002 47.82
2003 48.20
2004 48.23
2005 48.17
2006 48.17
2007 49.09
2008 48.16
2009 48.09
2010 47.80

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in El Salvador was 31,077 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,077 in 2009 and a minimum value of 22,331 in 2003.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2003 22,331
2004 22,649
2005 24,179
2006 25,813
2007 27,098
2008 30,474
2009 31,077

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in El Salvador was 67.87 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 74.32 in 2003, while its lowest value was 67.87 in 2009.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
2003 74.32
2004 74.09
2005 71.86
2006 69.71
2007 68.22
2008 72.84
2009 67.87

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes