School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) was 1.66 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in El Salvador, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in El Salvador stood at 1.66 years. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in El Salvador peaked at 1.66 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1643 years, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1643 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2071 years | +26.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2441 years | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2525 years | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4097 years | +62.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5501 years | +34.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6107 years | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6667 years | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6772 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.991 years | +46.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 years | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1.04 years | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.17 years | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 1.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.13 years | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.08 years | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.14 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.19 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.26 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.34 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.41 years | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.52 years | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.58 years | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.61 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.59 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.66 years | +2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.66 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.66 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (School tertiary) 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 | +62.2% | 0.2525 years | 0.4097 years |
| 1994 | +46.3% | 0.6772 years | 0.991 years |
| 1983 | +34.3% | 0.4097 years | 0.5501 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.217 years | 0.1643 years | 0.2525 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5829 years | 0.4097 years | 0.6772 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.09 years | 0.991 years | 1.18 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.23 years | 1.08 years | 1.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 years | 1.45 years | 1.66 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, female in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in El Salvador was 1.66 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1643 years in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, female (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.