School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1980
All-time low
0.9181 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
51
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9181 GPIA, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9442 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9807 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9913 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9895 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.984 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9821 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9829 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9888 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9777 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9882 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9809 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9754 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9767 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9681 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9543 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.949 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9181 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9396 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9234 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9336 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9235 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9467 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9661 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.956 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9679 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9683 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9597 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9656 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.968 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.9442 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9777 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9579 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 0.9816 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.955 GPIA | 0.9234 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9597 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1980.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9181 GPIA in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release