School age population, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 170,914 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
170,914 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
211,627 number
in 2010
All-time low
131,483 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 170,914 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 211,627 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 131,483 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, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 131,483 number
1971 134,234 number +2.1%
1972 137,303 number +2.3%
1973 140,913 number +2.6%
1974 145,040 number +2.9%
1975 149,539 number +3.1%
1976 152,695 number +2.1%
1977 155,506 number +1.8%
1978 157,976 number +1.6%
1979 160,427 number +1.6%
1980 163,090 number +1.7%
1981 165,292 number +1.4%
1982 167,701 number +1.5%
1983 170,482 number +1.7%
1984 173,625 number +1.8%
1985 177,015 number +2.0%
1986 179,654 number +1.5%
1987 181,972 number +1.3%
1988 184,093 number +1.2%
1989 186,155 number +1.1%
1990 188,304 number +1.2%
1991 189,488 number +0.6%
1992 189,897 number +0.2%
1993 189,317 number -0.3%
1994 188,131 number -0.6%
1995 186,774 number -0.7%
1996 185,839 number -0.5%
1997 185,264 number -0.3%
1998 185,286 number +0.0%
1999 185,811 number +0.3%
2000 186,563 number +0.4%
2001 188,039 number +0.8%
2002 190,361 number +1.2%
2003 193,891 number +1.9%
2004 198,222 number +2.2%
2005 202,895 number +2.4%
2006 206,680 number +1.9%
2007 209,281 number +1.3%
2008 210,521 number +0.6%
2009 211,034 number +0.2%
2010 211,627 number +0.3%
2011 210,699 number -0.4%
2012 208,260 number -1.2%
2013 203,615 number -2.2%
2014 197,504 number -3.0%
2015 190,736 number -3.4%
2016 183,907 number -3.6%
2017 178,252 number -3.1%
2018 174,546 number -2.1%
2019 172,345 number -1.3%
2020 170,914 number -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 146,512 number 131,483 number 160,427 number 10
1980s 174,908 number 163,090 number 186,155 number 10
1990s 187,411 number 185,264 number 189,897 number 10
2000s 199,749 number 186,563 number 211,034 number 10
2010s 193,149 number 172,345 number 211,627 number 10
2020s 170,914 number 170,914 number 170,914 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 102 Cuba 178,435 number compare
  2. 103 Liberia 176,409 number compare
  3. 104 Libya 174,857 number compare
  4. 106 United Arab Emirates 168,024 number compare
  5. 107 Oman 167,544 number compare
  6. 108 Austria 163,126 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in El Salvador was 170,914 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 211,627 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 131,483 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.