School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 56,674 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
56,674 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
103rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
71,666 number
in 2006
All-time low
46,596 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 56,674 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 71,666 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46,596 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46,596 number | — |
| 1971 | 47,770 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 49,131 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 50,551 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 52,079 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 53,529 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 54,265 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 54,962 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 55,815 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 56,760 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 57,791 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 58,654 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 59,647 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 60,695 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 61,784 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 62,890 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 63,610 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 64,231 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 64,810 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 65,445 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 65,898 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 65,602 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 65,063 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 64,604 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 64,167 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 63,848 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 63,806 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64,187 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64,375 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 64,838 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65,942 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 67,371 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 68,763 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 70,192 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 71,344 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71,666 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71,519 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71,389 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 71,435 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 71,019 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 69,094 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 66,649 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 64,400 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 62,090 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 60,126 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 58,897 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 58,271 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 57,620 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 57,094 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 56,674 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,146 number | 46,596 number | 56,760 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,956 number | 57,791 number | 65,445 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,617 number | 63,806 number | 65,898 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 69,446 number | 64,838 number | 71,666 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,526 number | 57,094 number | 71,019 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,674 number | 56,674 number | 56,674 number | 1 |
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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 56,674 number in 2020, 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 71,666 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,596 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.