El Salvador
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
85.0 / 100
Rank
#90
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
94.5
Education
80.4
Poverty & Water
95.4
Adolescent & Digital
69.9
Protection
85.2
Environment & Exposure
82.7
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 10.00 | 2024 | 96.0 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 10.00 | 2021 | 90.0 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 95.00 | 2024 | 95.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 2.90 | 2021 | 97.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 81.00 | 2018 | 81.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 61.83 | 2018 | 61.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.24 | 2024 | 98.2 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 4.60 | 2023 | 95.4 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 53.45 | 2024 | 73.3 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 66.48 | 2024 | 66.5 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 91.20 | 2018 | 91.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 19.70 | 2021 | 80.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 7.90 | 2022 | 84.2 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 29.59 | 2023 | 70.4 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 95.00 | 2024 | 95.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 82.8 (v1.0) to 85.0 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +2.3 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about El Salvador.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in El Salvador itself.
Its rank moved from #102 to #90; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.