Egypt vs El Salvador: Average years of schooling

Egypt
8.01 years
in 2020
El Salvador
8.1 years
in 2020
Egypt rank
77th
El Salvador rank
76th

Average years of schooling over time

  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.1 years against 8.01 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.09 years.

Across all 31 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 77th and El Salvador ranks 76th of 111 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt El Salvador Difference Ahead
1870s 0.02 years 0.245 years 0.225 years El Salvador
1880s 0.035 years 0.38 years 0.345 years El Salvador
1890s 0.06 years 0.555 years 0.495 years El Salvador
1900s 0.105 years 0.87 years 0.765 years El Salvador
1910s 0.19 years 1.18 years 0.99 years El Salvador
1920s 0.36 years 1.31 years 0.955 years El Salvador
1930s 0.38 years 1.41 years 1.03 years El Salvador
1940s 0.39 years 1.48 years 1.08 years El Salvador
1950s 0.62 years 1.62 years 1 years El Salvador
1960s 0.98 years 2.2 years 1.22 years El Salvador
1970s 1.61 years 3.13 years 1.52 years El Salvador
1980s 3.36 years 4.16 years 0.795 years El Salvador
1990s 4.98 years 5.44 years 0.46 years El Salvador
2000s 6.62 years 7.56 years 0.945 years El Salvador
2010s 7.49 years 7.87 years 0.38 years El Salvador
2020s 8.01 years 8.1 years 0.09 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Egypt or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 8.1 years against 8.01 years in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Egypt and El Salvador?
0.09 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for average years of schooling?
Egypt ranks 77th 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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About this data

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.