Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 was 9.74 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.74
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
53rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
9.74
in 2019
All-time low
6.61
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

02468101991200520191991: 6.61995: 7.41996: 7.71998: 7.61999: 7.82000: 82001: 8.22002: 8.32003: 8.22004: 8.32005: 8.62006: 8.52007: 8.82008: 8.82009: 8.82012: 9.32014: 9.62015: 9.62016: 9.42017: 9.52018: 9.72019: 9.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador is 9.74, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador peaked at 9.74 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.61, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 53rd of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 6.61
1995 7.36 +11.2%
1996 7.69 +4.5%
1998 7.62 -0.9%
1999 7.83 +2.8%
2000 8.01 +2.2%
2001 8.19 +2.3%
2002 8.31 +1.5%
2003 8.19 -1.4%
2004 8.3 +1.3%
2005 8.56 +3.1%
2006 8.54 -0.2%
2007 8.79 +2.9%
2008 8.76 -0.4%
2009 8.82 +0.7%
2012 9.25 +4.9%
2014 9.57 +3.4%
2015 9.65 +0.8%
2016 9.45 -2.1%
2017 9.49 +0.5%
2018 9.66 +1.8%
2019 9.74 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.42 6.61 7.83 5
2000s 8.45 8.01 8.82 10
2010s 9.54 9.25 9.74 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 50 Greece 9.98 compare
  2. 51 Slovenia 9.8 compare
  3. 52 Namibia 9.78 compare
  4. 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.71 compare
  5. 55 Portugal 9.7 compare
  6. 56 Spain 9.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in El Salvador was 9.74 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 9.74 in 2019.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 6.61 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24?
El Salvador ranks 53rd out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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