School age population, primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, primary education, female was 336,426 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
336,426 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
588,091 number
in 1997
All-time low
304,508 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
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.