School age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 688,713 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
688,713 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 1997
All-time low
614,066 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 688,713 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 1.19 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 614,066 number, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 100th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 614,066 number | — |
| 1971 | 629,928 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 646,003 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 661,530 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 676,000 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 688,745 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 699,134 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 710,822 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 723,777 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 737,458 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 751,309 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 762,192 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 774,104 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 786,467 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 798,694 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 810,123 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 816,010 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 819,970 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 821,922 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 822,001 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 820,185 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 814,406 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 809,811 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 807,364 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 807,211 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 809,594 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 812,313 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million number | +46.2% |
| 1998 | 824,710 number | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 834,407 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 846,368 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 859,158 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 870,953 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 879,853 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 884,722 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 884,453 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 879,569 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 870,508 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 857,284 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 839,681 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 817,345 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 788,946 number | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 764,190 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 745,068 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 731,157 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 722,201 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 712,604 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 705,286 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 698,893 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 693,480 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 688,713 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 678,746 number | 614,066 number | 737,458 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 796,279 number | 751,309 number | 822,001 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 852,773 number | 807,211 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 867,255 number | 839,681 number | 884,722 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 737,917 number | 693,480 number | 817,345 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 688,713 number | 688,713 number | 688,713 number | 1 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 688,713 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 614,066 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.