Average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 7.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador is 7.64 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador peaked at 7.64 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.93 years, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 years | — |
| 1991 | 4.07 years | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4.22 years | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.37 years | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.52 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.67 years | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.82 years | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.97 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.12 years | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.28 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.43 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.58 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.73 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 6.03 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.18 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.33 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.99 years | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 6.49 years | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.66 years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.62 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.12 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.22 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.39 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.57 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.64 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6 years | 3.93 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 years | 5.43 years | 6.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.02 years | 6.62 years | 7.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 years | 7.62 years | 7.64 years | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in El Salvador was 7.64 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, males vs. females recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 years in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.