Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 58,361 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 58,361 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 77,264 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 56,005 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56,005 number | — |
| 1971 | 57,384 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 58,636 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 59,779 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 60,827 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 61,770 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 62,902 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 64,163 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 65,475 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 66,753 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 67,905 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 68,889 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 69,899 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 70,881 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 71,761 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 72,455 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 72,592 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 72,366 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 71,947 number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 71,494 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 71,134 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 70,763 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 70,733 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 70,988 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 71,465 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 72,106 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 72,624 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 73,477 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 74,509 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 75,565 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 76,505 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 77,150 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77,264 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76,948 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 76,265 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 75,272 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 74,114 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 72,143 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 69,728 number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 67,210 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 64,853 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 62,803 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 61,631 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 61,065 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 60,798 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 60,532 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 59,966 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 59,455 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 59,013 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 58,654 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 58,361 number | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 58,361 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 58,361 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,369 number | 56,005 number | 66,753 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 71,019 number | 67,905 number | 72,592 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,336 number | 70,733 number | 75,565 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,260 number | 67,210 number | 77,264 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,877 number | 58,654 number | 64,853 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,361 number | 58,361 number | 58,361 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, male in El Salvador?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in El Salvador was 58,361 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 77,264 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,005 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.