El Salvador
Country in Americas
In brief
Primary school enrolment: 89.9% (2024). World rank 164 of 191; in Americas, 36 of 42. Secondary school enrolment: 62.1% (2024). World rank 146 of 176 (1 = best); in Americas, 38 of 40. Adults who use tobacco: 8.2% (2024). World rank 21 of 166 (1 = best); in Americas, 6 of 24. From 2014 to 2024: adult literacy 87.4% → 89.8%, primary school enrolment 106% → 89.9%, and secondary school enrolment 71.4% → 62.1%. Better than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Honduras): adult literacy, secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, and hospital beds per 1,000 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Guatemala and Honduras): access to safe drinking water, HIV prevalence, and overweight adults.