School age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 167,580 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
167,580 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
103rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
224,874 number
in 2000
All-time low
167,580 number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador stood at 167,580 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 224,874 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 167,580 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, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 175,787 number
1971 179,803 number +2.3%
1972 183,464 number +2.0%
1973 186,809 number +1.8%
1974 189,923 number +1.7%
1975 192,937 number +1.6%
1976 196,826 number +2.0%
1977 200,883 number +2.1%
1978 204,800 number +1.9%
1979 208,220 number +1.7%
1980 210,748 number +1.2%
1981 213,411 number +1.3%
1982 215,776 number +1.1%
1983 217,631 number +0.9%
1984 218,730 number +0.5%
1985 218,814 number +0.0%
1986 217,612 number -0.5%
1987 215,828 number -0.8%
1988 213,940 number -0.9%
1989 212,507 number -0.7%
1990 212,158 number -0.2%
1991 211,770 number -0.2%
1992 212,138 number +0.2%
1993 213,117 number +0.5%
1994 214,500 number +0.6%
1995 216,017 number +0.7%
1996 218,172 number +1.0%
1997 220,754 number +1.2%
1998 223,196 number +1.1%
1999 224,836 number +0.7%
2000 224,874 number +0.0%
2001 223,959 number -0.4%
2002 221,753 number -1.0%
2003 218,474 number -1.5%
2004 214,405 number -1.9%
2005 210,017 number -2.0%
2006 203,823 number -2.9%
2007 196,414 number -3.6%
2008 188,828 number -3.9%
2009 182,292 number -3.5%
2010 178,254 number -2.2%
2011 175,615 number -1.5%
2012 174,666 number -0.5%
2013 174,562 number -0.1%
2014 174,191 number -0.2%
2015 172,158 number -1.2%
2016 170,820 number -0.8%
2017 169,568 number -0.7%
2018 168,454 number -0.7%
2019 167,580 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 191,945 number 175,787 number 208,220 number 10
1980s 215,500 number 210,748 number 218,814 number 10
1990s 216,666 number 211,770 number 224,836 number 10
2000s 208,484 number 182,292 number 224,874 number 10
2010s 172,587 number 167,580 number 178,254 number 10

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 100 Cuba 185,821 number compare
  2. 101 Belarus 174,788 number compare
  3. 102 Hungary 172,058 number compare
  4. 104 Czechia 158,199 number compare
  5. 105 Australia 158,046 number compare
  6. 106 Mongolia 149,431 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador?
School age population, pre-primary education, female in El Salvador was 167,580 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 224,874 number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 167,580 number in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.