Human capital composite index in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human capital composite index was -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in El Salvador is -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and down 5,050.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in El Salvador peaked at 0.5481 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.6623 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1975.
That places El Salvador 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human capital composite index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.0288 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1971 | -0.0356 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +23.5% |
| 1972 | -0.0471 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.2% |
| 1973 | -0.0417 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.5% |
| 1974 | -0.0073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -82.5% |
| 1975 | -0.6623 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8987.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0374 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -105.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0917 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +145.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1404 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2342 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +66.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0006 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -100.2% |
| 1983 | -0.1129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20165.0% |
| 1984 | -0.0715 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -363.1% |
| 1989 | 0.071 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -62.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -397.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -109.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1558 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -904.5% |
| 1998 | -0.159 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1977 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +24.3% |
| 2000 | -0.138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -198.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0278 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -120.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -136.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5481 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5260.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1682 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -69.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2259 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2393 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1928 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1367 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0928 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0918 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.051 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -44.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -53.9% |
| 2014 | 0.012 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -48.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0515 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -527.3% |
| 2016 | -0.165 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +220.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2436 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +47.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2967 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.8% |
| 2019 | -0.4892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +64.9% |
| 2020 | -0.5312 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +8.6% |
| 2021 | -0.4781 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -10.0% |
| 2022 | -0.5385 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.6% |
| 2023 | -0.3976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.2% |
| 2024 | -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.096 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -20165.0% | -0.0006 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1129 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1975 | -8987.0% | -0.0073 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6623 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2004 | +5260.5% | 0.0102 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5481 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 1993 | -904.5% | 0.0194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1558 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2015 | -527.3% | 0.012 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0515 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0319 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6623 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2342 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0148 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1129 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1882 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 1990s | -0.1408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2108 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0194 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1491 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.138 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5481 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0975 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4892 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0928 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5083 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 164 Guinea -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 165 Uganda -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 166 Burundi -0.5852 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 168 Malaysia -0.6015 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 169 Congo -0.6106 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 170 Bangladesh -0.6267 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 human capital composite index in El Salvador?
- Human capital composite index in El Salvador was -0.5963 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5481 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2004.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6623 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for human capital composite index?
- El Salvador ranks 167th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,050.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.