School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 343,183 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 343,183 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 459,954 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 343,183 number, in 2019.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 355,061 number | — |
| 1971 | 363,124 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 370,515 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 377,286 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 383,571 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 389,564 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 397,573 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 405,885 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 413,885 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 420,862 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 426,016 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 431,480 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 436,457 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 440,491 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 443,039 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 443,548 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 441,116 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 437,519 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 433,761 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 431,007 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 430,574 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 430,190 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 431,512 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 434,168 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 437,647 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 441,301 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 445,781 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 451,083 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 456,104 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 459,572 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 459,954 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 457,992 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 453,357 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 446,538 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 438,156 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 429,240 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 416,561 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 401,407 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 385,893 number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 372,511 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 364,202 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 358,772 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 356,959 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 356,938 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 356,326 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 352,166 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 349,447 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 347,000 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 344,861 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 343,183 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387,733 number | 355,061 number | 420,862 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 436,443 number | 426,016 number | 443,548 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 441,793 number | 430,190 number | 459,572 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 426,161 number | 372,511 number | 459,954 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,985 number | 343,183 number | 364,202 number | 10 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 343,183 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 459,954 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,183 number in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.