El Salvador: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, El Salvador's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 1.42 percentage points on 2017 (from 16.38% to 14.96%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2017), the average change was −0.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.39 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.99 percentage points in 2008. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.32 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 18th highest value of the 75 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.

Closest to El Salvador in the 2018 ranking

• Colombia — 15th of 75: 16.84%
• Burkina Faso — 16th of 75: 15.51%
• Ghana — 17th of 75: 15.5%
• Morocco — 19th of 75: 14.92%
• Cambodia — 20th of 75: 14.8%
• Dominican Republic — 21st of 75: 13.69%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 20 values

Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 4.1% (2018)
• Argentina — 6.13% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 9.87% (2018)
• Barbados — 2.38% (2018)
• Belize — 9.98% (2018)
• Bolivia — 5.71% (2018)
• Brazil — 16.14% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 5.93% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 2.25% (2018)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is El Salvador's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?

14.96% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 6.12 percentage points from 21.08% in 1970. The highest value was 33.24% in 1998 and the lowest 14.96% in 2018.

How does El Salvador rank?

18th highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) unusual for El Salvador?

In 2018, El Salvador's over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 1.42 percentage points on 2017 (from 16.38% to 14.96%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2017), the average change was −0.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.MA.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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