El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling

El Salvador
8.1 years
in 2020
Zimbabwe
8.32 years
in 2020
El Salvador rank
76th
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

Average years of schooling over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 8.32 years against 8.1 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Zimbabwe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1870s 0.245 years 0.01 years 0.235 years El Salvador
1880s 0.38 years 0.01 years 0.37 years El Salvador
1890s 0.555 years 0.01 years 0.545 years El Salvador
1900s 0.87 years 0.015 years 0.855 years El Salvador
1910s 1.18 years 0.09 years 1.09 years El Salvador
1920s 1.31 years 0.265 years 1.05 years El Salvador
1930s 1.41 years 0.715 years 0.695 years El Salvador
1940s 1.48 years 1.22 years 0.255 years El Salvador
1950s 1.62 years 1.82 years 0.2 years Zimbabwe
1960s 2.2 years 2.53 years 0.335 years Zimbabwe
1970s 3.13 years 3.38 years 0.245 years Zimbabwe
1980s 4.16 years 4.44 years 0.28 years Zimbabwe
1990s 5.44 years 6.41 years 0.97 years Zimbabwe
2000s 7.56 years 7.46 years 0.105 years El Salvador
2010s 7.87 years 7.95 years 0.08 years Zimbabwe
2020s 8.1 years 8.32 years 0.22 years Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 8.32 years against 8.1 years in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
0.22 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for average years of schooling?
El Salvador ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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.