School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.42 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
8.42 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
139th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.18 years
in 2007
All-time low
8.06 years
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in El Salvador, 1995–2018

02.557.5101995200620181995: 8.1 years1996: 8.6 years1998: 9.4 years1999: 9.1 years2000: 9.3 years2001: 9.5 years2002: 9.8 years2003: 9.9 years2004: 9.7 years2005: 10 years2006: 9.9 years2007: 10.2 years2008: 9.7 years2009: 9.7 years2010: 9.8 years2011: 9.8 years2012: 9.7 years2013: 9.6 years2014: 9.4 years2015: 9.1 years2016: 8.9 years2017: 8.5 years2018: 8.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 8.42 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in El Salvador peaked at 10.18 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.06 years, in 1995.

El Salvador ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.77 years 8.06 years 9.35 years 4
2000s 9.77 years 9.34 years 10.18 years 10
2010s 9.25 years 8.42 years 9.82 years 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 136 Kiribati 8.54 years compare
  2. 137 Aruba 8.52 years compare
  3. 138 North Macedonia 8.45 years compare
  4. 140 Chile 8.28 years compare
  5. 141 Zambia 8.28 years compare
  6. 142 Guatemala 8.28 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in El Salvador?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in El Salvador was 8.42 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 10.18 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.06 years in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
El Salvador ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.