School age population, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 698,056 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
698,056 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
836,015 number
in 2011
All-time low
423,687 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 698,056 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 836,015 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 423,687 number, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 423,687 number | — |
| 1971 | 433,695 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 443,710 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 536,031 number | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 549,549 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 564,226 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 575,658 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 586,918 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 597,710 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 608,223 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 618,850 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 626,212 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 633,827 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 642,431 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 652,414 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 664,059 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 675,640 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 686,623 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 696,965 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 706,861 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 716,807 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 723,697 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 728,250 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 730,201 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 729,959 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 727,874 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 725,212 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 722,307 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 720,444 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 720,227 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 721,723 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 725,722 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 733,008 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 743,717 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 757,218 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 773,705 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 789,000 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 803,081 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 814,970 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 825,147 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 834,691 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 836,015 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 832,853 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 824,897 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 812,867 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 796,368 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 773,253 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 749,222 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 727,830 number | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 710,660 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 698,056 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 531,941 number | 423,687 number | 608,223 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 660,388 number | 618,850 number | 706,861 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 724,498 number | 716,807 number | 730,201 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 768,729 number | 721,723 number | 825,147 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,866 number | 710,660 number | 836,015 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 698,056 number | 698,056 number | 698,056 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, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 698,056 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 836,015 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,687 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.