Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 7.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador stood at 7.3 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador peaked at 7.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.73 years, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 139th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.29 years | 3.73 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 years | 4.98 years | 6.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 years | 6.21 years | 7.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 years | 7.15 years | 7.3 years | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in El Salvador was 7.3 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 years in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.