School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.26 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.26 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4147 GPIA, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4147 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.4173 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4933 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4805 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6357 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7655 GPIA | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7924 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7833 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7633 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9664 GPIA | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.984 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.26 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.26 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +32.3% | 0.4805 GPIA | 0.6357 GPIA |
| 1994 | +26.6% | 0.7633 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4514 GPIA | 0.4147 GPIA | 0.4933 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7481 GPIA | 0.6357 GPIA | 0.7924 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.26 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.26 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4147 GPIA in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release