School age population, last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 59,156 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
59,156 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
103rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
73,964 number
in 2009
All-time low
47,262 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador stood at 59,156 number.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 73,964 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47,262 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47,262 number | — |
| 1971 | 48,406 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 49,619 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 50,896 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 52,265 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 53,565 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 54,298 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 55,019 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 55,887 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 56,843 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 57,896 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 58,561 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 59,450 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 60,484 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 61,653 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 62,915 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 63,716 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 64,419 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65,117 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 65,906 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 66,501 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 66,178 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 65,612 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 65,168 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 64,772 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 64,558 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 64,590 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,261 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 65,647 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66,331 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 67,440 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 68,940 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 70,512 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 72,244 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 73,708 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 73,933 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73,710 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 73,664 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73,964 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73,831 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 71,655 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 68,981 number | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 66,667 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 64,419 number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 62,582 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 61,203 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 60,487 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 59,843 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 59,421 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 59,156 number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,406 number | 47,262 number | 56,843 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,012 number | 57,896 number | 65,906 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,365 number | 64,558 number | 66,501 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 71,445 number | 66,331 number | 73,964 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,909 number | 59,421 number | 73,831 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,156 number | 59,156 number | 59,156 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, male in El Salvador?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in El Salvador was 59,156 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 73,964 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,262 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.