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

Latest (2018)
11.52 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 175 countries
All-time high
13.03 years
in 2007
All-time low
6.62 years
in 1973
Years of data
27
1973–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in El Salvador, 1973–2018

0510151973199520181973: 6.6 years1974: 7 years1975: 7.3 years1978: 8.1 years1983: 8.3 years1984: 8.3 years1998: 11.2 years1999: 11.1 years2000: 11.3 years2001: 11.4 years2002: 11.6 years2003: 12 years2004: 12.3 years2005: 12.4 years2006: 12.4 years2007: 13 years2008: 12.3 years2009: 12.2 years2010: 12.3 years2011: 12.4 years2012: 12.5 years2013: 12.6 years2014: 12.4 years2015: 12.1 years2016: 11.9 years2017: 11.5 years2018: 11.5 years

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in El Salvador, 1973 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 125 Moldova 11.61 years compare
  2. 126 Guyana 11.59 years compare
  3. 127 Namibia 11.57 years compare
  4. 129 Togo 11.51 years compare
  5. 130 Benin 11.44 years compare
  6. 131 Cameroon 11.34 years compare

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.