Brazil vs El Salvador: Average years of schooling
Brazil
8 years
in 2020
El Salvador
8.1 years
in 2020
Brazil rank
78th
El Salvador rank
76th
Average years of schooling over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.1 years against 8 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.16 years | 0.245 years | 0.085 years | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.24 years | 0.38 years | 0.14 years | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.315 years | 0.555 years | 0.24 years | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.63 years | 0.87 years | 0.24 years | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.875 years | 1.18 years | 0.305 years | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.12 years | 1.31 years | 0.19 years | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.43 years | 1.41 years | 0.02 years | Brazil |
| 1940s | 1.73 years | 1.48 years | 0.255 years | Brazil |
| 1950s | 2.21 years | 1.62 years | 0.58 years | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.67 years | 2.2 years | 0.48 years | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.08 years | 3.13 years | 0.06 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.58 years | 4.16 years | 0.57 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.37 years | 5.44 years | 0.075 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7.21 years | 7.56 years | 0.345 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 7.87 years | 0.05 years | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8 years | 8.1 years | 0.1 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 8.1 years against 8 years in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 78th and El Salvador ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.