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

Latest (2020)
55,657 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
74,070 number
in 2002
All-time low
55,009 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 102 Mauritania 61,033 number compare
  2. 103 Belarus 58,013 number compare
  3. 104 Sweden 57,874 number compare
  4. 106 Czechia 54,024 number compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 50,616 number compare
  6. 108 Eritrea 47,079 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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
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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.