Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 5,076 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 5,076 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador peaked at 5,076 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,390, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,390 | — |
| 1965 | 1,609 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 1,927 | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 2,241 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 2,525 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 2,693 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 3,025 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 3,547 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 4,046 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 4,542 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 5,076 | +11.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5,076 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5,076 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,825, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,500 | 1,390 | 1,609 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,084 | 1,927 | 2,241 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,609 | 2,525 | 2,693 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,286 | 3,025 | 3,547 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,294 | 4,046 | 4,542 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,076 | 5,076 | 5,076 | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in El Salvador was 5,076 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5,076 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,390 in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.