School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.16 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
181st
of 208 countries
All-time high
11.63 years
in 2007
All-time low
6.28 years
in 1971
Years of data
45
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador stood at 9.16 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador peaked at 11.63 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.28 years, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.56 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.28 years | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 6.32 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.81 years | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 7.12 years | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 7.33 years | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 7.54 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 7.75 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.03 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 8.34 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 7.54 years | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 7.68 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 8.5 years | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 8.3 years | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.79 years | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 7.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 9.95 years | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 9.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.31 years | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.52 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.88 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 11.11 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.52 years | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.41 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.63 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.99 years | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.89 years | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.96 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.76 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.51 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.29 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.93 years | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.88 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.42 years | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9.32 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.09 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.03 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.21 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.16 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.21 years | 6.28 years | 8.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.96 years | 7.54 years | 8.5 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.73 years | 7.79 years | 9.95 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.06 years | 10.31 years | 11.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.45 years | 9.42 years | 10.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 years | 9.03 years | 9.32 years | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in El Salvador was 9.16 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 years in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 181st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release