Official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 1 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 193rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 years | — |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 1 years | -75.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 years | 1 years | 7 years | 10 |
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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 official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in El Salvador was 1 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- El Salvador ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.