El Salvador vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

El Salvador
335,881
in 2025
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
36.11 million
in 2024
El Salvador rank
111th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
109th

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

  • El Salvador
  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia currently reports 36.11 million against 335,881 in El Salvador, a difference of 35.77 million.

That makes SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's figure about 107.5 times El Salvador's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 111th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 109th of 220 countries.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 297,161 18.12 million 17.83 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 354,086 21.00 million 20.65 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1990s 402,374 23.64 million 23.24 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2000s 408,804 26.84 million 26.43 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 407,707 29.21 million 28.80 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 339,008 34.86 million 34.52 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, at 36.11 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
35.77 million, with SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 111th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 109th 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