School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 1.64 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 (years) (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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.64 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 years, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.64 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +50.6% | 0.1913 years | 0.288 years |
| 1982 | +31.8% | 0.3921 years | 0.5169 years |
| 1971 | +30.9% | 0.1461 years | 0.1913 years |
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 |
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, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release