School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 1.57 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in El Salvador, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in El Salvador is 1.57 years, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in El Salvador peaked at 1.58 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3992 years, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 91st 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, male (years) (School male years) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3992 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.502 years | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5022 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5493 years | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6874 years | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7677 years | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8238 years | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9115 years | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9512 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.06 years | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 1.11 years | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.08 years | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 years | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9769 years | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 years | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.24 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.33 years | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.48 years | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.57 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.55 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.54 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.57 years | +1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.57 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.57 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4882 years | 0.3992 years | 0.5493 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.8283 years | 0.6874 years | 0.9512 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.06 years | 1.01 years | 1.11 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.13 years | 0.9769 years | 1.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 years | 1.37 years | 1.58 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 88 Cuba 1.61 years compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 1.6 years compare
- 90 Lebanon 1.59 years compare
- 92 Moldova 1.57 years compare
- 93 Philippines 1.54 years compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 1.48 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, male in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in El Salvador was 1.57 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3992 years in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- El Salvador ranks 91st out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, male (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.