Official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 13 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
13 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
13 years
in 1970
All-time low
13 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador stood at 13 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador peaked at 13 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13 years | — |
| 1971 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 3 Cook Islands 11 years compare
- 3 Niue 11 years compare
- 3 Saint Helena 11 years compare
- 3 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 5 Afghanistan 13 years compare
- 5 Botswana 13 years compare
- 5 Denmark 13 years compare
- 5 Estonia 13 years compare
- 5 Ethiopia 13 years compare
- 5 Finland 13 years compare
- 5 Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Gambia 13 years compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Guatemala 13 years compare
- 5 Indonesia 13 years compare
- 5 Ireland 13 years compare
- 5 Iceland 13 years compare
- 5 Lesotho 13 years compare
- 5 Latvia 13 years compare
- 5 Mali 13 years compare
- 5 Mozambique 13 years compare
- 5 Niger 13 years compare
- 5 Norway 13 years compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Sweden 13 years compare
- 5 Eswatini 13 years compare
- 5 Uganda 13 years compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 13 years compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in El Salvador was 13 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release