Education spending in El Salvador
Government spending on education in El Salvador was equal to 3.3% of GDP in 2024.
El Salvador, 2024
3.3%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in El Salvador over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | El Salvador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3% | – |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.8%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
More for El Salvador
All statistics for El Salvador
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
32.8%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
89.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
91.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
78.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
61.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS