UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador

El Salvador: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 6.87 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
6.87
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
85th
of 93 countries
All-time high
6.87
in 2017
All-time low
2.62
in 1971
Years of data
12
1971–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador, 1971–2017

02461971199420171971: 2.61992: 4.22006: 5.92007: 5.62008: 6.22009: 6.32010: 6.42011: 6.42012: 6.62013: 6.42016: 6.82017: 6.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador is 6.87, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador peaked at 6.87 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.62, in 1971.

That places El Salvador 85th out of 93 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in El Salvador, 1971 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1971 2.62
1992 4.17 +59.0%
2006 5.91 +41.7%
2007 5.65 -4.5%
2008 6.24 +10.5%
2009 6.34 +1.6%
2010 6.37 +0.4%
2011 6.41 +0.7%
2012 6.59 +2.8%
2013 6.44 -2.3%
2016 6.77 +5.2%
2017 6.87 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.62 2.62 2.62 1
1990s 4.17 4.17 4.17 1
2000s 6.04 5.65 6.34 4
2010s 6.57 6.37 6.87 6

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 82 Brazil 7.98 compare
  2. 83 Tunisia 7.22 compare
  3. 84 Kuwait 7.21 compare
  4. 86 Guatemala 6.62 compare
  5. 87 Bangladesh 6.55 compare
  6. 88 Syrian Arab Republic 6.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in El Salvador was 6.87 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 6.87 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.62 in 1971.
How does El Salvador rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
El Salvador ranks 85th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/