School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 688,820 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 688,820.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 839,759 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 473,059, in 1998.
El Salvador ranks 89th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 473,059 | — |
| 2009 | 839,759 | +77.5% |
| 2010 | 824,918 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 815,924 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 811,046 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 808,929 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 806,898 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 801,713 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 796,653 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 787,753 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 775,431 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 760,171 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 745,020 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 731,339 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 717,332 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 704,675 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 696,104 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 688,820 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 473,059 | 473,059 | 473,059 | 1 |
| 2000s | 839,759 | 839,759 | 839,759 | 1 |
| 2010s | 798,944 | 760,171 | 824,918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 713,882 | 688,820 | 745,020 | 6 |
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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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador was 688,820 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 839,759 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,059 in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release