Years of schooling in El Salvador
El Salvador: Years of schooling was 7.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Years of schooling in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in El Salvador is 7.3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in El Salvador peaked at 7.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.73, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.29 | 3.73 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 | 4.98 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 | 6.21 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 7.15 | 7.3 | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in El Salvador?
- Years of schooling in El Salvador was 7.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 139th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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