El Salvador’s government inaugurated 70 renovated public schools on Sunday as the third batch under President Nayib Bukele’s Dos Escuelas por Día program. The move brings the total number of completed schools under the initiative to 210 since deliveries began in November 2025.
Bukele joined students, teachers and parents at the Centro Escolar Colonia Alvarado in Acajutla, Sonsonate, for the main ceremony, with simultaneous events held at the other 69 sites across the country. Officials described the renovations as comprehensive, including new classrooms, roofs, bathrooms, kitchens, recreational areas, improved lighting, ventilation and digital connectivity.
The program has directed $184.8 million into the 210 finished schools so far. Government figures show the completed facilities serve more than 24,000 public school students. A total of 694 schools now sit in various stages of execution under Dos Escuelas por Día, with projected overall investment reaching $690 million and coverage for 114,000 students once finished.
Bukele told the audience that the government starts construction or renovation work on two schools every day, including weekends and holidays. The pace has held steady since the program’s first batch of 70 schools in November 2025 and a second batch delivered on Jan. 31, 2026.
The initiative grew out of earlier government efforts to address aging and inadequate school buildings. It operates alongside a public dashboard at dosescuelasxdia.com that lists each project by name, location, investment amount, student enrollment and progress photos.
Officials say the stated goal remains a full national overhaul of public educational infrastructure. The program relies on inter-institutional coordination, with the Dirección de Obras Municipales and other agencies handling execution.
Bukele highlighted the speed of delivery during the Sunday event. “We are inaugurating the third package of 70 finished schools,” he said, according to the government’s Secretaría de Prensa. He added that the 694 schools now under way demonstrate the scale of work already launched.
The latest inaugurations occurred just days after the start of the new school year in many areas, giving students immediate access to upgraded facilities. Local education authorities coordinated community events at each site to mark the openings.
Progress on the remaining schools in the pipeline continues at the two-per-day rate. Government statements indicate further batch deliveries will follow as groups of 70 reach completion, though no fixed schedule beyond the ongoing daily starts has been announced.
The Dos Escuelas por Día program forms part of a broader push to modernize El Salvador’s public education system through direct infrastructure investment. With hundreds of projects still active, officials expect the current execution pipeline to keep expanding while completed schools enter service in regular batches.
