School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 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 gender parity index 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release