School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.59 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.59 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 13 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.3 years, in 1971.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.34 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.04 years | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 7.48 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 7.77 years | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 8.24 years | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 8.49 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 8.17 years | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 8.39 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.44 years | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 9.28 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 9.2 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 9.81 years | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 11.41 years | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 11.24 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.52 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.86 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.14 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.35 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.55 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.49 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.36 years | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 12.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.55 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.24 years | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 11.98 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.64 years | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 11.59 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.38 years | 6.3 years | 8.49 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 8.82 years | 8.17 years | 9.44 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.41 years | 9.2 years | 11.41 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.23 years | 11.52 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 years | 11.59 years | 12.79 years | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador was 11.59 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 years in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.