Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador stood at 5.98. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador peaked at 5.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.46, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.46 | — |
| 1965 | 1.64 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 1.89 | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 2.14 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 2.43 | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 2.65 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 2.8 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.38 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 4.25 | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 4.93 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 5.98 | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.64 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.02 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.54 | 2.43 | 2.65 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.09 | 2.8 | 3.38 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.59 | 4.25 | 4.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.98 | 5.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Bulgaria 6.14 compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 6.08 compare
- 21 South Africa 5.99 compare
- 22 Estonia 5.98 compare
- 24 Netherlands 5.95 compare
- 24 United States of America 5.95 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in El Salvador was 5.98 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.