School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 54,053 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54,053
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
109th
of 222 countries
All-time high
72,316
in 2008
All-time low
44,700
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 54,053 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 72,316 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 44,700, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 109th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44,700 | — |
| 1971 | 46,318 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 47,968 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 49,469 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 51,228 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 53,653 | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 55,507 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 57,226 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 58,344 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 58,728 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 58,745 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 59,176 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 59,096 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 57,946 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 59,688 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 60,789 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 61,928 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 63,009 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 64,067 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 65,426 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 66,875 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 68,372 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 69,999 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 71,567 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 71,829 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71,258 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 70,293 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 68,463 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 68,430 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 69,501 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69,977 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70,056 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 70,202 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 70,368 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 70,617 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 71,334 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 71,770 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72,316 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 72,184 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 71,778 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71,414 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 70,135 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 67,966 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 65,061 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 61,567 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 58,653 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 56,731 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 55,049 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 54,556 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 55,730 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 54,591 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 54,217 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 54,191 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 54,352 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 54,053 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,314 | 44,700 | 58,728 | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,987 | 57,946 | 65,426 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,676 | 66,875 | 71,829 | 9 |
| 2000s | 70,832 | 69,501 | 72,316 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,291 | 54,556 | 71,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,522 | 54,053 | 55,730 | 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, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador was 54,053 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 72,316 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,700 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release