School age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, early childhood education, female was 336,559 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador is 336,559, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador peaked at 407,216 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 233,257, in 1998.
That places El Salvador 89th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 233,257 | — |
| 2009 | 407,216 | +74.6% |
| 2010 | 399,543 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 394,780 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 392,095 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 390,886 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 389,991 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 387,780 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 385,704 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 381,973 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 376,568 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 369,723 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 362,849 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 356,623 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 350,126 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 344,193 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 340,117 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 336,559 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233,257 | 233,257 | 233,257 | 1 |
| 2000s | 407,216 | 407,216 | 407,216 | 1 |
| 2010s | 386,904 | 369,723 | 399,543 | 10 |
| 2020s | 348,411 | 336,559 | 362,849 | 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, female in El Salvador?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador was 336,559 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 407,216 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,257 in 1998.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release