Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 55,657 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador stood at 55,657 number.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 74,070 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55,009 number, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55,009 number | — |
| 1971 | 56,449 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 57,737 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 58,902 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 59,963 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 60,917 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 61,991 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 63,194 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 64,454 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 65,685 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 66,793 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 67,770 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 68,726 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 69,610 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70,355 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 70,892 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 70,983 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 70,731 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 70,288 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 69,802 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 69,392 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 68,970 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 68,806 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68,863 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 69,102 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69,483 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 69,892 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 70,650 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 71,590 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 72,548 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 73,367 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 73,959 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 74,070 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73,771 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 73,116 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 72,153 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 71,041 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 69,153 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 66,828 number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 64,393 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 62,122 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 60,214 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 59,087 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 58,494 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 58,170 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 57,864 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 57,349 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 56,849 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 56,385 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 55,984 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 55,657 number | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 55,657 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55,657 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,430 number | 55,009 number | 65,685 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,595 number | 66,793 number | 70,983 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,930 number | 68,806 number | 72,548 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,185 number | 64,393 number | 74,070 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,252 number | 55,984 number | 62,122 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,657 number | 55,657 number | 55,657 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador was 55,657 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 74,070 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,009 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.