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

Latest (2020)
58,361 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
77,264 number
in 2002
All-time low
56,005 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 102 Mauritania 63,001 number compare
  2. 103 Belarus 61,744 number compare
  3. 104 Sweden 61,072 number compare
  4. 106 Czechia 57,075 number compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 52,385 number compare
  6. 108 Eritrea 49,250 number compare

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