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

El Salvador
688,713 number
in 2020
Sweden
709,999 number
in 2020
El Salvador rank
100th
Sweden rank
98th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 709,999 number against 688,713 number in El Salvador, a difference of 21,286 number.

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

El Salvador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 98th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 678,746 number 678,718 number 28.7 number El Salvador
1980s 796,279 number 647,173 number 149,107 number El Salvador
1990s 852,773 number 621,964 number 230,809 number El Salvador
2000s 867,255 number 671,144 number 196,111 number El Salvador
2010s 737,917 number 635,604 number 102,312 number El Salvador
2020s 688,713 number 709,999 number 21,286 number Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 709,999 number against 688,713 number in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Sweden?
21,286 number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 98th 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.