School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.56 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.56 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
151st
of 179 countries
All-time high
12.88 years
in 2007
All-time low
7.22 years
in 1973
Years of data
33
1973–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in El Salvador, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in El Salvador is 10.56 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in El Salvador peaked at 12.88 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.22 years, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 151st 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7.22 years | — |
| 1974 | 7.64 years | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 7.85 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.56 years | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 8.37 years | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.89 years | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 10.79 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 11.42 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.82 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.33 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.66 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.88 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12.29 years | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.32 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.28 years | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.01 years | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.77 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.44 years | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.39 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.93 years | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.87 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 10.66 years | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.55 years | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.74 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.56 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.82 years | 7.22 years | 8.56 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.45 years | 8.37 years | 8.53 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.84 years | 10.79 years | 10.89 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.15 years | 11.24 years | 12.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.95 years | 10.93 years | 12.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.68 years | 10.55 years | 10.87 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 to tertiary, male in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in El Salvador was 10.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.22 years in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release