El Salvador vs Lebanon: School age population, primary education, both sexes

El Salvador
649,494
in 2025
Lebanon
626,804
in 2025
El Salvador rank
102nd
Lebanon rank
104th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 649,494 against 626,804 in Lebanon, a difference of 22,690.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 104th of 222 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lebanon Difference Ahead
1970s 693,762 356,066 337,695 El Salvador
1980s 778,325 390,610 387,715 El Salvador
1990s 920,037 459,348 460,689 El Salvador
2000s 882,498 536,191 346,307 El Salvador
2010s 737,754 601,627 136,126 El Salvador
2020s 668,200 665,168 3,032 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Lebanon?
El Salvador, at 649,494 against 626,804 in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Lebanon?
22,690, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Lebanon ranks 104th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release