School life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.77 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.77 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 213 countries
All-time high
4.48 years
in 2013
All-time low
1.18 years
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.77 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador peaked at 4.48 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.18 years, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 years | — |
| 1971 | 1.19 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.37 years | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 1.6 years | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 1.84 years | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 1.93 years | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2.01 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 2.06 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.13 years | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.22 years | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.98 years | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 2.02 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.22 years | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 2.28 years | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.15 years | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3 years | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 2.42 years | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 3.15 years | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 3.25 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.45 years | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.58 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.78 years | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.11 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 4.17 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.15 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.03 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.14 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.25 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.48 years | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.39 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.26 years | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.17 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.02 years | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9 years | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.78 years | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.71 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.77 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 years | 1.18 years | 2.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 years | 1.98 years | 2.28 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.65 years | 2.15 years | 3.25 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.94 years | 3.45 years | 4.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 3.9 years | 4.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 years | 3.71 years | 3.88 years | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in El Salvador was 3.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release