El Salvador vs Sweden: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

El Salvador
115,830 number
in 2020
Sweden
116,104 number
in 2020
El Salvador rank
103rd
Sweden rank
102nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 116,104 number against 115,830 number in El Salvador, a difference of 274 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

El Salvador ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 104,552 number 110,646 number 6,094 number Sweden
1980s 123,967 number 112,807 number 11,160 number El Salvador
1990s 129,982 number 100,194 number 29,788 number El Salvador
2000s 140,890 number 118,248 number 22,642 number El Salvador
2010s 127,435 number 101,333 number 26,102 number El Salvador
2020s 115,830 number 116,104 number 274 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Sweden?
Sweden, at 116,104 number against 115,830 number in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Sweden?
274 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.