Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9199 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.9199 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 0.9199 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7293 index, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8852 index | — |
| 2006 | 0.7293 index | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8906 index | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8727 index | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8971 index | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9119 index | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8897 index | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8852 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8957 index | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8982 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9014 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.891 index | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8879 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9199 index | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8852 index | 0.8852 index | 0.8852 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8474 index | 0.7293 index | 0.8971 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8961 index | 0.8852 index | 0.9119 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9039 index | 0.8879 index | 0.9199 index | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 0.9199 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9199 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7293 index in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.