School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 347,688 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
347,688 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
428,820 number
in 2010
All-time low
263,117 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 347,688 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 428,820 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 263,117 number, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 263,117 number | — |
| 1971 | 269,144 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 275,505 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 282,544 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 290,356 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 298,800 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 304,802 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 310,243 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 315,132 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 320,050 number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 325,410 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 329,051 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 333,214 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 338,372 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 344,586 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 351,621 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 357,287 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 362,280 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 366,865 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 371,369 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 376,117 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 378,666 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 379,539 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 378,361 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 376,014 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 373,421 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 371,439 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 370,369 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 370,711 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 372,249 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 374,399 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 377,336 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 382,159 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 389,613 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 398,936 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 409,278 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 417,042 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 422,476 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 425,215 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 426,726 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 428,820 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 426,897 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 422,012 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 412,657 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 400,463 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 387,214 number | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 373,227 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 361,751 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 354,321 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 350,106 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 347,688 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 292,969 number | 263,117 number | 320,050 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 348,006 number | 325,410 number | 371,369 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 374,689 number | 370,369 number | 379,539 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,318 number | 374,399 number | 426,726 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,747 number | 350,106 number | 428,820 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,688 number | 347,688 number | 347,688 number | 1 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 347,688 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 428,820 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,117 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.