Preprimary education, duration in El Salvador
El Salvador: Preprimary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in El Salvador, 2009–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in El Salvador is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in El Salvador peaked at 7 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Preprimary education, duration in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 years | — |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5 years, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 preprimary education, duration in El Salvador?
- Preprimary education, duration in El Salvador was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for preprimary education, duration?
- El Salvador ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.