School age population, early … age female educational development in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, early … age female educational development was 191,147 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador is 191,147, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador peaked at 227,462 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 191,147, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 227,462 | — |
| 2010 | 226,383 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 225,761 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 224,095 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 223,400 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 222,931 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 222,393 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 220,699 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 217,187 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 212,188 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 206,046 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 200,596 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 197,451 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 195,507 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 194,243 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 192,832 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 191,147 | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 191,147 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,944, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 191,147 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101,972, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 227,462 | 227,462 | 227,462 | 1 |
| 2010s | 220,108 | 206,046 | 226,383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,296 | 191,147 | 200,596 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador was 191,147 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 227,462 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,147 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release