What is the age of consent in El Salvador?

14–15

The age of consent is 15.

El Salvador is one of 59 countries classified “14–15” for the age of consent — 31% of the 188 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Guatemala
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
Honduras
14–15 The age of consent is 14.
Belize
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Nicaragua
16–17 The age of consent is 16.
Costa Rica
14–15 The age of consent is 15.
Panama
14–15 The age of consent is 14.

Other laws in El Salvador

Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Sex Work
Decriminalized / unregulated
Pornography
Illegal
Same-Sex Adoption
Not permitted
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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