Duration of compulsory education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Duration of compulsory education was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in El Salvador, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in El Salvador stood at 15 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in El Salvador peaked at 15 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 years | — |
| 1999 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 years | 9 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 1 Anguilla 12 years compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 years compare
- 1 Montserrat 12 years compare
- 1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17 years compare
- 2 Guatemala 16 years compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 15 years compare
- 3 Ecuador 15 years compare
- 3 Israel 15 years compare
- 3 Tonga 15 years compare
- 4 Niue 11 years compare
- 4 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 6 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0 years compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in El Salvador?
- Duration of compulsory education in El Salvador was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for duration of compulsory education?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release