School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
40th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
46
1970–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 1.04 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1999.
That places El Salvador 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 37 Aruba 1.05 GPIA compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 GPIA compare
- 39 Lesotho 1.05 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Cape Verde 1.04 GPIA compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 1.04 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release