Population, age 21, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, age 21, total was 138,323 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in El Salvador, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 21, total in El Salvador stood at 138,323. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in El Salvador peaked at 138,323 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98,051, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 89th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,368 | 98,051 | 134,377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,548 | 119,912 | 134,907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 131,693 | 126,473 | 138,323 | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in El Salvador?
- Population, age 21, total in El Salvador was 138,323 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 138,323 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,051 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, age 21, total?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.