Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador
El Salvador: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.9199 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador is 0.9199 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador peaked at 0.9199 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7293 GPIA, 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.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8852 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.7293 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8906 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8727 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8971 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9119 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8897 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8852 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8957 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8982 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9014 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.891 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8879 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9199 GPIA | +3.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9199 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879 GPIA, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9199 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8852 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8474 GPIA | 0.7293 GPIA | 0.8971 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8961 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 0.9119 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9039 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 0.9199 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 85 Saudi Arabia 0.9393 GPIA compare
- 86 Hong Kong, China 0.938 GPIA compare
- 87 Indonesia 0.9209 GPIA compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9104 GPIA compare
- 90 Viet Nam 0.8992 GPIA compare
- 91 Peru 0.8916 GPIA 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 mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in El Salvador was 0.9199 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9199 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7293 GPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years 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, published as part of Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release