Statizoid

Ecuador vs El Salvador: Compulsory education, duration

Ecuador
15 years
in 2025
El Salvador
15 years
in 2025
Ecuador rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
3rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
051015199820112025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 15 years against 15 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.