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

El Salvador: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 176,774 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
176,774 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
105th
of 205 countries
All-time high
217,193 number
in 2010
All-time low
131,634 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador stood at 176,774 number.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 217,193 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 131,634 number, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 105th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 131,634 number
1971 134,910 number +2.5%
1972 138,202 number +2.4%
1973 141,631 number +2.5%
1974 145,316 number +2.6%
1975 149,261 number +2.7%
1976 152,107 number +1.9%
1977 154,737 number +1.7%
1978 157,156 number +1.6%
1979 159,623 number +1.6%
1980 162,320 number +1.7%
1981 163,759 number +0.9%
1982 165,513 number +1.1%
1983 167,890 number +1.4%
1984 170,961 number +1.8%
1985 174,606 number +2.1%
1986 177,633 number +1.7%
1987 180,308 number +1.5%
1988 182,772 number +1.4%
1989 185,214 number +1.3%
1990 187,813 number +1.4%
1991 189,178 number +0.7%
1992 189,642 number +0.2%
1993 189,044 number -0.3%
1994 187,883 number -0.6%
1995 186,647 number -0.7%
1996 185,600 number -0.6%
1997 185,105 number -0.3%
1998 185,425 number +0.2%
1999 186,438 number +0.5%
2000 187,836 number +0.7%
2001 189,297 number +0.8%
2002 191,798 number +1.3%
2003 195,722 number +2.0%
2004 200,714 number +2.6%
2005 206,383 number +2.8%
2006 210,362 number +1.9%
2007 213,195 number +1.3%
2008 214,694 number +0.7%
2009 215,692 number +0.5%
2010 217,193 number +0.7%
2011 216,198 number -0.5%
2012 213,752 number -1.1%
2013 209,042 number -2.2%
2014 202,959 number -2.9%
2015 196,478 number -3.2%
2016 189,320 number -3.6%
2017 183,499 number -3.1%
2018 179,775 number -2.0%
2019 177,761 number -1.1%
2020 176,774 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 146,458 number 131,634 number 159,623 number 10
1980s 173,098 number 162,320 number 185,214 number 10
1990s 187,278 number 185,105 number 189,642 number 10
2000s 202,569 number 187,836 number 215,692 number 10
2010s 198,598 number 177,761 number 217,193 number 10
2020s 176,774 number 176,774 number 176,774 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 102 Cuba 188,911 number compare
  2. 103 Libya 183,950 number compare
  3. 104 Liberia 182,765 number compare
  4. 106 Austria 173,692 number compare
  5. 107 Oman 172,202 number compare
  6. 108 Sweden 171,083 number compare

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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 176,774 number in 2020, 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 217,193 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 131,634 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 105th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.