How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?

El Salvador ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.

Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador

Name: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador
Creator: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0 in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)

World rank

84th

of 144 countries

All-time high

0.41

in 1985

All-time low

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador, 1960–2010

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.41 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.

El Salvador ranks 84th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador, 1960 to 2010.
Year	Value	Change
1960	0	—
1965	0.01	—
1970	0.02	+100.0%
1975	0.14	+600.0%
1980	0.08	-42.9%
1985	0.41	+412.5%
1990	0.05	-87.8%
1995	0.13	+160.0%
2000	0.07	-46.2%
2005	0.01	-85.7%
2010	0	-100.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.005	0	0.01	2
1970s	0.08	0.02	0.14	2
1980s	0.245	0.08	0.41	2
1990s	0.09	0.05	0.13	2
2000s	0.04	0.01	0.07	2
2010s	0	0	0	1

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador?: Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in El Salvador was 0 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 0.41 in 1985.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?: El Salvador ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.