Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita was 7.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.3 years for average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in 2023. 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. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 7.3 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.73 years, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 139th out of 192 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 vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.73 years | — |
| 1991 | 3.85 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 3.97 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.22 years | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.35 years | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 4.47 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.6 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4.72 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.85 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.98 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.23 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5.35 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.48 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.73 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.63 years | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.03 years | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 6.13 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.21 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.37 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.97 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.11 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3 years | +0.7% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. gdp per capita 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. GDP per capita. 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.