School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9741 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.9741 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.9114 GPI, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9114 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9143 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9178 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9132 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9185 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.924 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9357 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9269 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9339 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9394 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9745 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9948 GPI | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9406 GPI | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9542 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9423 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9498 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9415 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9641 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9763 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9649 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9703 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9966 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9707 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9672 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9613 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9594 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9601 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9651 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.972 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9734 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9708 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9712 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9741 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9235 GPI | 0.9114 GPI | 0.9394 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9745 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9838 GPI | 0.9406 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9644 GPI | 0.9415 GPI | 0.9966 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9675 GPI | 0.9594 GPI | 0.9741 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 144 Russian Federation 0.9771 GPI compare
- 145 Bulgaria 0.9757 GPI compare
- 146 Greece 0.9755 GPI compare
- 148 Switzerland 0.9734 GPI compare
- 149 Guatemala 0.9728 GPI compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 0.9687 GPI 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, gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in El Salvador was 0.9741 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9114 GPI in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.