School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.43 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
138th
of 179 countries
All-time high
13.03 years
in 2007
All-time low
6.63 years
in 1973
Years of data
33
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador stood at 11.43 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador peaked at 13.03 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.63 years, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.63 years | — |
| 1974 | 7.01 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 7.29 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 7.98 years | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 8.3 years | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 8.45 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.34 years | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 10.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.6 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.86 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.17 years | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.69 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.11 years | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 12.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.03 years | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12.2 years | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.37 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.12 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.29 years | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 11.51 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 11.43 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.23 years | 6.63 years | 7.98 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.38 years | 8.3 years | 8.45 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.33 years | 10.33 years | 10.34 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.85 years | 10.6 years | 13.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 years | 11.29 years | 12.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4 years | 11.33 years | 11.51 years | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador was 11.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 years in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release