Womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador
El Salvador: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.77 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador is 1.77, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador peaked at 6.69 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 127th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.45 | 6.3 | 6.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 | 6.28 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 | 5.23 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.49 | 4.03 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 | 3.22 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 | 2.26 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.84 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.77 | 1.82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 124 Georgia 1.81 compare
- 125 Montenegro 1.8 compare
- 126 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1.78 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 compare
- 129 Bulgaria 1.75 compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 1.75 compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in El Salvador was 1.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 1963.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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