Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.77
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
127th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.69
in 1963
All-time low
1.77
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.77 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador peaked at 6.69 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.3 | — |
| 1951 | 6.32 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 6.36 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 6.39 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 6.43 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.47 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.5 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 6.54 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 6.56 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 6.59 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 6.62 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.64 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.67 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.69 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.68 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.64 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 6.57 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.49 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 6.39 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 6.28 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.18 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 6.13 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.03 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.93 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5.82 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 5.71 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 5.59 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 5.47 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.36 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.23 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 5.11 | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 4.99 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.83 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 4.65 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 4.48 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4.32 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.19 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.17 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.03 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.96 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.89 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.69 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.61 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.57 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.48 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 3.38 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.34 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.22 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.08 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.93 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.64 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.52 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.44 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.35 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.29 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.26 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.24 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.15 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.13 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.07 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.97 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.84 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.82 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.78 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.77 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 | 6.3 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 | 6.28 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 | 5.23 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 | 4.03 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 | 3.22 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.26 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.84 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Georgia 1.8 compare
- 125 Montenegro 1.8 compare
- 126 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.78 compare
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.76 compare
- 129 Bulgaria 1.75 compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 1.73 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in El Salvador was 1.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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