School age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 173,775 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
173,775
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
111th
of 220 countries
All-time high
224,597
in 2011
All-time low
124,453
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 173,775 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 224,597 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 124,453, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 124,453 | — |
| 1971 | 130,514 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 137,470 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 144,426 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 150,212 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 155,334 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 160,831 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 166,430 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 172,157 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 176,228 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 177,995 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 176,728 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 174,570 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 175,526 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 174,952 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 175,799 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 176,871 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 180,691 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 183,773 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 187,767 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 191,881 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 196,212 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 200,744 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 205,660 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 206,577 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 206,593 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 205,262 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 202,630 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 199,057 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 195,744 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 193,813 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 194,481 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 196,859 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 199,914 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 202,825 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 205,746 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 209,020 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 212,841 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 218,133 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 221,953 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 223,896 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 224,597 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 224,431 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 222,852 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 219,119 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 212,673 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 203,918 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 194,359 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 185,712 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 179,003 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 175,222 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 175,254 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 175,519 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 175,650 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 174,077 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 173,775 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151,806 | 124,453 | 176,228 | 10 |
| 1980s | 178,467 | 174,570 | 187,767 | 10 |
| 1990s | 201,036 | 191,881 | 206,593 | 10 |
| 2000s | 205,558 | 193,813 | 221,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,056 | 179,003 | 224,597 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,916 | 173,775 | 175,650 | 6 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador was 173,775 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 224,597 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,453 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release