School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.79 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.79 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10.07 years
in 2007
All-time low
7.35 years
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.79 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 10.07 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.35 years, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.35 years | — |
| 1996 | 7.83 years | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 8.44 years | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 8.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.67 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 8.94 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.19 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.76 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.66 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.07 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 9.4 years | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 9.31 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.24 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.17 years | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.01 years | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8 years | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.61 years | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.34 years | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.93 years | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.86 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.73 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 7.79 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.01 years | 7.35 years | 8.44 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.4 years | 8.67 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 years | 7.93 years | 9.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 years | 7.7 years | 7.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 163 British Virgin Islands 7.88 years compare
- 164 Puerto Rico 7.85 years compare
- 165 Poland 7.81 years compare
- 167 Kenya 7.79 years compare
- 168 Serbia 7.67 years compare
- 169 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.62 years compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in El Salvador was 7.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 years in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release