El Salvador vs GPE: Region 3: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

El Salvador
10.98 years
in 2024
GPE: Region 3
11.43 years
in 2024
El Salvador rank
144th
GPE: Region 3 rank
142nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • GPE: Region 3
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How they compare

GPE: Region 3 currently reports 11.43 years against 10.98 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.45 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 144th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and GPE: Region 3 in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador GPE: Region 3 Difference Ahead
1970s 7.27 years 6.68 years 0.5897 years El Salvador
1980s 8.78 years 7.7 years 1.08 years El Salvador
1990s 9.7 years 8.19 years 1.51 years El Salvador
2000s 12 years 9.07 years 2.93 years El Salvador
2010s 11.97 years 10.49 years 1.48 years El Salvador
2020s 11.02 years 11.2 years 0.176 years GPE: Region 3

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, El Salvador or GPE: Region 3?
GPE: Region 3, at 11.43 years against 10.98 years in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between El Salvador and GPE: Region 3?
0.45 years, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and GPE: Region 3?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and GPE: Region 3 rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 144th and GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 13,852 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release