Population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, ages 12-16, total was 749,412 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 749,412 for population, ages 12-16, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador peaked at 749,412 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 660,132, in 1999.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 676,187 | — |
| 1991 | 682,195 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 684,190 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 683,010 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 680,023 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 676,352 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 672,058 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 667,162 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 662,746 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 660,132 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 660,234 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 663,486 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 669,618 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 677,924 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 687,307 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 696,893 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 706,550 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 716,293 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 725,552 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 733,670 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 740,179 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 744,794 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 747,590 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 748,926 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 749,385 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 749,412 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 749,412 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 563,483, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 749,412 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 402,972, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674,406 | 660,132 | 684,190 | 10 |
| 2000s | 693,753 | 660,234 | 733,670 | 10 |
| 2010s | 746,714 | 740,179 | 749,412 | 6 |
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 population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in El Salvador was 749,412 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 749,412 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,132 in 1999.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.