El Salvador vs Peru: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
El Salvador
1.01 index
in 2024
Peru
1.01 index
in 2024
El Salvador rank
55th
Peru rank
56th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- El Salvador
- Peru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Peru, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 55th and Peru ranks 56th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9766 index | 0.9129 index | 0.0636 index | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.9944 index | 0.9383 index | 0.0561 index | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.9599 index | 0.9757 index | 0.0158 index | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.955 index | 0.9824 index | 0.0274 index | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.9756 index | 0.9853 index | 0.0097 index | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.003 index | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, El Salvador or Peru?
- El Salvador, at 1.01 index against 1.01 index in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between El Salvador and Peru?
- 0 index, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 55th and Peru ranks 56th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.