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