School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 11.52 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, 1973–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador is 11.52 years, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador peaked at 13.03 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 128th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6.62 years | — |
| 1974 | 7.03 years | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 7.35 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.07 years | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 8.25 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.18 years | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 11.08 years | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.27 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.41 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.59 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.98 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 12.26 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.03 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 12.25 years | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 12.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.42 years | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.13 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.87 years | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.54 years | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.52 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.27 years | 6.62 years | 8.07 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.27 years | 8.25 years | 8.29 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.13 years | 11.08 years | 11.18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.08 years | 11.27 years | 13.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.14 years | 11.52 years | 12.61 years | 9 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador was 11.52 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.