El Salvador vs MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

El Salvador
335,881
in 2025
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
34.60 million
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
114th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 34.60 million against 335,881 in El Salvador, a difference of 34.27 million.

That makes MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 103.0 times El Salvador's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 111th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 114th of 220 countries.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 394,769 35.74 million 35.35 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 408,804 36.62 million 36.21 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 407,707 35.96 million 35.55 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 339,008 34.69 million 34.35 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, El Salvador or MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 34.60 million against 335,881 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between El Salvador and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
34.27 million, with MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 111th and MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 114th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release