Public spending on education as a share of government expenditure rose 38.5% to 18.1% in El Salvador in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of government expenditure in El Salvador reached an all time high of 18.2% in 2008 and an all time low of 12.4% in 2019.
El Salvador has been ranked 21st within the group of 86 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of government expenditure, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of Government Expenditure) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.6% | 20.5% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 22.2% | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | 23.4% | 23.4% | 30.2% | 26.1% | 24.6% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | 14.4% | 13.9% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 12.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.1% | 23.4% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 23.8% | ||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.6% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 23.2% | 20.1% | |||||
| Mexico | % | 19.0% | 17.9% | 17.6% | 16.6% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | 21.3% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 24.0% | ... | |||||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.86% | 7.47% | 8.68% | 8.68% | 10.1% | |||||||||
| USA | % | ... | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.9% | 13.1% | 13.4% | ... |
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