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

El Salvador: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 4.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.45
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 88 countries
All-time high
4.47
in 2014
All-time low
3.05
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

012341991200520191991: 31995: 3.41996: 3.41998: 3.81999: 3.92000: 3.72001: 3.72002: 3.82003: 4.12004: 3.92005: 4.12006: 42007: 42008: 42009: 42012: 4.22014: 4.52015: 4.42016: 4.42017: 4.42018: 4.52019: 4.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4.45 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in El Salvador peaked at 4.47 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.05, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 and in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, primary education and below in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 3.05
1995 3.36 +10.3%
1996 3.42 +1.7%
1998 3.81 +11.2%
1999 3.85 +1.2%
2000 3.72 -3.4%
2001 3.75 +0.7%
2002 3.79 +1.1%
2003 4.08 +7.8%
2004 3.93 -3.8%
2005 4.14 +5.4%
2006 4 -3.3%
2007 4.04 +0.9%
2008 4 -1.1%
2009 4.01 +0.4%
2012 4.19 +4.4%
2014 4.47 +6.7%
2015 4.38 -2.0%
2016 4.37 -0.2%
2017 4.4 +0.6%
2018 4.45 +1.3%
2019 4.45 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.5 3.05 3.85 5
2000s 3.95 3.72 4.14 10
2010s 4.39 4.19 4.47 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 45 Ecuador 4.58 compare
  2. 46 Cyprus 4.54 compare
  3. 47 Panama 4.47 compare
  4. 49 Paraguay 4.41 compare
  5. 50 Brazil 4.38 compare
  6. 51 Dominican Republic 4.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in El Salvador?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in El Salvador was 4.45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.47 in 2014.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.05 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
El Salvador ranks 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 and above, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,191 data points, 1970–2021
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