School life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.39 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
144th
of 215 countries
All-time high
7.51 years
in 2007
All-time low
4.74 years
in 1981
Years of data
51
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5.39 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador peaked at 7.51 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.74 years, in 1981.
That places El Salvador 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.38 years | — |
| 1971 | 5.09 years | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 4.95 years | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.21 years | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 5.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.4 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 5.53 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 5.69 years | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 5.9 years | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 6.12 years | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 5.57 years | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 4.74 years | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 5.45 years | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 5.66 years | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 5.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.28 years | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 6.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.02 years | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 5.64 years | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 5.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.65 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.31 years | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 6.72 years | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 6.81 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.6 years | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.86 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 6.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.25 years | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.51 years | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.96 years | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.82 years | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.68 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.58 years | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.48 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.37 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.25 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.12 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.91 years | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.83 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.53 years | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.44 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.31 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 5.39 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.46 years | 4.95 years | 6.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.72 years | 4.74 years | 6.28 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.15 years | 5.64 years | 6.81 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.12 years | 6.82 years | 7.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 years | 5.53 years | 6.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 years | 5.31 years | 5.45 years | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in El Salvador was 5.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 years in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release