School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
39th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9271 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
45
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador stood at 1.04 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9271 GPIA, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9321 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9458 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9474 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9707 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9589 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9633 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9947 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9952 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9276 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9368 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9271 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9373 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9318 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9561 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9713 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9636 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9742 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9832 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9767 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9784 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9815 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.9707 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9276 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9631 GPIA | 0.9271 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9936 GPIA | 0.9767 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 36 Uruguay 1.04 GPIA compare
- 37 Mongolia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.04 GPIA compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.04 GPIA compare
- 41 Saint Lucia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in El Salvador was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9271 GPIA in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release