El Salvador's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) was 15.08% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.91 percentage points from 11.18% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.08% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 11.51% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 11.18% | 2008 |
| Highest | 15.53% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 8.24% | 2000 |
| Average since 2009 | 13.51% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 8.64% | 1998 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, El Salvador's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.45 percentage points on 2017 (from 15.53% to 15.08%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +0.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.67 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.79 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, El Salvador had the 14th highest value of the 18 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 15.08% | 2018 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 15.02% | 2016 |
Closest to El Salvador in the 2018 ranking
What this measures
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 17 values
| Year | Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 15.08 |
| 2017 | 15.53 |
| 2016 | 15.02 |
| 2015 | 13.1 |
| 2014 | 11.86 |
| 2013 | 11.51 |
| 2012 | 11.63 |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | 13.05 |
| 2009 | 14.84 |
| 2008 |
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 20.62% (2017)
- Barbados — 28.04% (2016)
- Belize — 27.32% (2017)
- Brazil — 21.53% (2015)
- Chile — 18.68% (2017)
- Colombia — 17.65% (2018)
- Costa Rica — 21.14% (2018)
- Dominican Republic — 15.1% (2018)
- Ecuador
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 594,860 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.88% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 90.18% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 89.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 32.83% (2024)
- Primary education, pupils (% female)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is El Salvador's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?
- 15.08% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1998?
- It is up 6.44 percentage points from 8.64% in 1998. The highest value was 15.53% in 2017 and the lowest 8.24% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank?
- 14th highest of 18 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for El Salvador?
- In 2018, El Salvador's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.45 percentage points on 2017 (from 15.53% to 15.08%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2017), the average change was +0.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.SECO.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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