Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education was 5.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador is 5.9%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador peaked at 66.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.6% | — |
| 1965 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.0% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -77.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.5%, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.5% | 66.4% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 57.2% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 42.7% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 26.6% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education in El Salvador was 5.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education?
- El Salvador ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with no education