School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 336,426 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 336,426 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 588,091 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 304,508 number, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 304,508 number | — |
| 1971 | 312,676 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 321,011 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 329,052 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 336,526 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 343,075 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 348,168 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 353,906 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 360,287 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 367,024 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 373,834 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 379,538 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 385,527 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 391,543 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 397,323 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 402,575 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 405,313 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 407,064 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 407,792 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 407,591 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 406,479 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 403,605 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 401,179 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 399,654 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 399,111 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 399,661 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 400,687 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 588,091 number | +46.8% |
| 1998 | 406,088 number | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 410,493 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 415,995 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 422,255 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 427,885 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 431,989 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 434,081 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 433,692 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 431,487 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 427,017 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 420,312 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 411,364 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 400,115 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 386,617 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 374,596 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 365,067 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 357,950 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 353,237 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 348,768 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 345,219 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 341,952 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 339,050 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 336,426 number | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 336,426 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 336,426 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +46.8% | 400,687 number | 588,091 number |
| 1998 | -30.9% | 588,091 number | 406,088 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 337,623 number | 304,508 number | 367,024 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 395,810 number | 373,834 number | 407,792 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 421,505 number | 399,111 number | 588,091 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,608 number | 411,364 number | 434,081 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 361,257 number | 339,050 number | 400,115 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 336,426 number | 336,426 number | 336,426 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in El Salvador?
- School age population, primary education, female in El Salvador was 336,426 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 588,091 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,508 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.