Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 9.88 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador stood at 9.88 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador peaked at 9.88 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 3.74 years, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 97th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.16 years | 3.74 years | 4.57 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.44 years | 5.08 years | 5.8 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.56 years | 7.04 years | 8.08 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.87 years | 7.67 years | 8.06 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.29 years | 8.1 years | 8.49 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 9.18 years | 8.94 years | 9.41 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 9.88 years | 9.88 years | 9.88 years | 1 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in El Salvador was 9.88 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.88 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 years in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- El Salvador ranks 97th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.