School age population, primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, primary education, male was 352,287 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
352,287 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
599,642 number
in 1997
All-time low
309,558 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in El Salvador is 352,287 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 599,642 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 309,558 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, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 309,558 number | — |
| 1971 | 317,252 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 324,992 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 332,478 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 339,474 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 345,670 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 350,966 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 356,916 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 363,490 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 370,434 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 377,475 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 382,654 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 388,577 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 394,924 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 401,371 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 407,548 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 410,697 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 412,906 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 414,130 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 414,410 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 413,706 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 410,801 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 408,632 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 407,710 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 408,100 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 409,933 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 411,626 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 599,642 number | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 418,622 number | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 423,914 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 430,373 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 436,903 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 443,068 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 447,864 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 450,641 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 450,761 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 448,082 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 443,491 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 436,972 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 428,317 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 417,230 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 402,329 number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 389,594 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 380,001 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 373,207 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 368,964 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 363,836 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 360,067 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 356,941 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 354,430 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 352,287 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 341,123 number | 309,558 number | 370,434 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 400,469 number | 377,475 number | 414,410 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,269 number | 407,710 number | 599,642 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 441,647 number | 428,317 number | 450,761 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,660 number | 354,430 number | 417,230 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 352,287 number | 352,287 number | 352,287 number | 1 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in El Salvador?
- School age population, primary education, male in El Salvador was 352,287 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 599,642 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,558 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.