School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 1991
All-time low
0.7961 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
45
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 1.08 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7961 GPIA, in 1971.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8767 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7961 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8069 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8103 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8366 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8681 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8982 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8893 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.906 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9095 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9316 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.11 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9483 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9311 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9346 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9445 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9474 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9735 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9771 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9968 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8598 GPIA | 0.7961 GPIA | 0.9095 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9316 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9311 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9346 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7961 GPIA in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release