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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.