School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 115,830 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
115,830 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
103rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
145,599 number
in 2006
All-time low
93,858 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 115,830 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 145,599 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 93,858 number, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 93,858 number | — |
| 1971 | 96,176 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 98,750 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 101,447 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 104,344 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 107,094 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 108,563 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 109,981 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 111,702 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 113,603 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 115,687 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 117,215 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 119,097 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 121,179 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 123,437 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 125,805 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 127,326 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 128,650 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 129,927 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 131,351 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 132,399 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 131,780 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 130,675 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 129,772 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 128,939 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 128,406 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 128,396 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 129,448 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 130,022 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 131,169 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 133,382 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 136,311 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 139,275 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 142,436 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 145,052 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 145,599 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 145,229 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 145,053 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 145,399 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 144,850 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 140,749 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 135,630 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 131,067 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 126,509 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 122,708 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 120,100 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 118,758 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 117,463 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 116,515 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 115,830 number | -0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 115,830 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 111,553 number, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 115,830 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45,066 number, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 104,552 number | 93,858 number | 113,603 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,967 number | 115,687 number | 131,351 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,982 number | 128,396 number | 132,399 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 140,890 number | 131,169 number | 145,599 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,435 number | 116,515 number | 144,850 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,830 number | 115,830 number | 115,830 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 115,830 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 145,599 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,858 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.