El Salvador vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
El Salvador
7.79 years
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
7.78 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
166th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
168th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.79 years against 7.78 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 years | 5.71 years | 2.29 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.4 years | 7.22 years | 2.18 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.81 years | 8.05 years | 0.7545 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.78 years | 7.88 years | 0.101 years | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- El Salvador, at 7.79 years against 7.78 years in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 0.01 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 166th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 168th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release