School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador stood at 1.06 GPI.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4116 GPI, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 116th 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, gender parity index (GPI) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4116 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.4126 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4861 GPI | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4597 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.596 GPI | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7165 GPI | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7414 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7315 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.712 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9309 GPI | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9716 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9588 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.16 GPI | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1.15 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.06 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.06 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.7% | 0.712 GPI | 0.9309 GPI |
| 1982 | +29.7% | 0.4597 GPI | 0.596 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4425 GPI | 0.4116 GPI | 0.4861 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6995 GPI | 0.596 GPI | 0.7414 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9309 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 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, gender parity index in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in El Salvador was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4116 GPI in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.