Theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Theoretical duration of early childhood education was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador peaked at 7 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 1st of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 years | — |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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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 theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood education in El Salvador was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for theoretical duration of early childhood education?
- El Salvador ranks 1st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release