School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.64 years
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
113th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.73 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.1461 years
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador is 1.64 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 1.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1461 years, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1461 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1913 years | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 0.288 years | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 0.363 years | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3825 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3921 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5169 years | +31.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6117 years | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6543 years | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7061 years | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7214 years | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7267 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.756 years | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7346 years | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8061 years | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8821 years | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9767 years | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 1.03 years | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9948 years | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9878 years | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9483 years | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9859 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 years | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.18 years | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.21 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3 years | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.34 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.42 years | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.51 years | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.59 years | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.58 years | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.56 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.67 years | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.73 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.64 years | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3076 years | 0.1461 years | 0.3921 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6704 years | 0.5169 years | 0.756 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9345 years | 0.7346 years | 1.03 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.14 years | 0.9483 years | 1.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 years | 1.42 years | 1.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 years | 1.64 years | 1.73 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, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador was 1.64 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1461 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release