School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 1.61 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 1.61 years. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 1.61 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1426 years, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 92nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1426 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.1856 years | +30.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2797 years | +50.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3519 years | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3709 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3886 years | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3985 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5455 years | +36.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6562 years | +20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7143 years | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7854 years | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8099 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8175 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8429 years | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8019 years | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8654 years | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9284 years | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 years | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 1.1 years | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 years | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1 years | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.07 years | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 years | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.07 years | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.13 years | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 years | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.29 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.37 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.41 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5 years | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.57 years | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.59 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.61 years | +1.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.61 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.61 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 years, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) 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 | +50.7% | 0.1856 years | 0.2797 years |
| 1982 | +36.9% | 0.3985 years | 0.5455 years |
| 1971 | +30.1% | 0.1426 years | 0.1856 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3026 years | 0.1426 years | 0.3985 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7388 years | 0.5455 years | 0.8429 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9968 years | 0.8019 years | 1.1 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.18 years | 1.03 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 years | 1.41 years | 1.61 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 89 Egypt 1.76 years compare
- 90 Jordan 1.76 years compare
- 91 Tajikistan 1.62 years compare
- 93 Liechtenstein 1.61 years compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 1.6 years compare
- 95 Tunisia 1.59 years compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in El Salvador was 1.61 years in 2018, 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 1.61 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1426 years in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.