Infrastructure and access
- Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure4
- Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure1
- Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure1
- Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure1
Digital Divide Country Profile · North America
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El Salvador
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
El Salvador
North America
El Salvador🇸🇻
- Population (2024)
- 6,338,193
- Total area
- 21,041 km²
- Area in square miles
- 8,123.97 mi²
- Coastline
- 307 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to El Salvador in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center/Centre, Fiber/Fiber Optic. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Data Center/Centre1
- Fiber/Fiber Optic1
- VPN1
Intervention classification
- Infrastructure and Specific Technology2
- Infrastructure only2
- Neither explicitly identified1
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
3 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 0 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
5 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01Public access + digital skills
Connected Public Sites Digital Skills Component
Implementation component · Connected public sitesView details
Public access + digital skills
Connected Public Sites Digital Skills Component
Implementation component · Connected public sitesStatus / periodImplementation componentLocationConnected public sitesPopulationResidents using public access facilitiesOrganizationsGovernment of El Salvador; IDB
Combines connectivity with digital-skills development so newly connected sites translate into meaningful use.
Activities and approach: Public Internet sites; digital skills
Education
02Public digital infrastructure
Government Data Center and State VPN Connectivity Support
2025–implementation · National government; education/health/security sitesView details
Public digital infrastructure
Government Data Center and State VPN Connectivity Support
2025–implementation · National government; education/health/security sitesStatus / period2025–implementationLocationNational government; education/health/security sitesPopulationCitizens using digital public servicesOrganizationsGovernment of El Salvador; IDB
Designs resilient state data infrastructure and VPN while supporting sustainable connectivity for education, health and security facilities.
Activities and approach: Data centre; government VPN; institutional connectivity
Education
03National social broadband programme
Programa de Conectividad Digital Social (ES-L1145)
2022–implementation · Nationwide / underserved areasView details
National social broadband programme
Programa de Conectividad Digital Social (ES-L1145)
2022–implementation · Nationwide / underserved areasStatus / period2022–implementationLocationNationwide / underserved areasPopulationCitizens in low-connectivity and rural areasOrganizationsSecretaría de Innovación; IDB; Korea cofinancing
Increases citizen access to broadband through resilient digital infrastructure and digital skills.
Activities and approach: Broadband infrastructure; public sites; skills
Education
04Broadband infrastructure
Resilient Digital Infrastructure Component – Conectividad Digital Social
Implementation component · Underserved areasView details
Broadband infrastructure
Resilient Digital Infrastructure Component – Conectividad Digital Social
Implementation component · Underserved areasStatus / periodImplementation componentLocationUnderserved areasPopulationDisconnected communities and public servicesOrganizationsGovernment of El Salvador; IDB
Builds resilient infrastructure to expand broadband availability and continuity.
Activities and approach: Fiber/backhaul/access infrastructure
05Rural broadband connectivity
Rural Connectivity Program in Northern and Eastern Zones
2011–legacy programme · Northern and eastern rural zonesView details
Rural broadband connectivity
Rural Connectivity Program in Northern and Eastern Zones
2011–legacy programme · Northern and eastern rural zonesStatus / period2011–legacy programmeLocationNorthern and eastern rural zonesPopulationRural households and communitiesOrganizationsGovernment of El Salvador; IDB
Historic targeted connectivity programme for underserved rural regions.
Activities and approach: Rural telecommunications infrastructure
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). El Salvador. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/el-salvador/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): El Salvador. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=SV
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: El Salvador. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=SV