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

Cuba
736,439 number
in 2020
El Salvador
688,713 number
in 2020
Cuba rank
97th
El Salvador rank
100th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 736,439 number against 688,713 number in El Salvador, a difference of 47,726 number.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 1.40 million number 678,746 number 722,211 number Cuba
1980s 1.18 million number 796,279 number 382,144 number Cuba
1990s 982,896 number 852,773 number 130,123 number Cuba
2000s 912,988 number 867,255 number 45,734 number Cuba
2010s 767,125 number 737,917 number 29,208 number Cuba
2020s 736,439 number 688,713 number 47,726 number Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 736,439 number against 688,713 number in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cuba and El Salvador?
47,726 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 100th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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