School age population, secondary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, secondary education, female was 344,899 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
344,899 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
101st
of 205 countries
All-time high
415,374 number
in 2011
All-time low
212,526 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 344,899 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 415,374 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 212,526 number, in 1970.

That places El Salvador 101st out of 205 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, secondary education, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 212,526 number
1971 217,100 number +2.2%
1972 221,822 number +2.2%
1973 268,296 number +21.0%
1974 275,123 number +2.5%
1975 282,719 number +2.8%
1976 288,728 number +2.1%
1977 294,651 number +2.1%
1978 300,261 number +1.9%
1979 305,629 number +1.8%
1980 310,979 number +1.8%
1981 315,436 number +1.4%
1982 319,964 number +1.4%
1983 324,858 number +1.5%
1984 330,243 number +1.7%
1985 336,183 number +1.8%
1986 341,684 number +1.6%
1987 346,822 number +1.5%
1988 351,622 number +1.4%
1989 356,184 number +1.3%
1990 360,746 number +1.3%
1991 363,938 number +0.9%
1992 366,076 number +0.6%
1993 367,009 number +0.3%
1994 366,874 number -0.0%
1995 365,795 number -0.3%
1996 364,700 number -0.3%
1997 363,331 number -0.4%
1998 362,310 number -0.3%
1999 361,923 number -0.1%
2000 362,195 number +0.1%
2001 364,381 number +0.6%
2002 367,989 number +1.0%
2003 373,055 number +1.4%
2004 379,246 number +1.7%
2005 386,625 number +1.9%
2006 394,124 number +1.9%
2007 400,920 number +1.7%
2008 406,463 number +1.4%
2009 410,911 number +1.1%
2010 414,741 number +0.9%
2011 415,374 number +0.2%
2012 413,691 number -0.4%
2013 409,508 number -1.0%
2014 403,139 number -1.6%
2015 394,391 number -2.2%
2016 383,019 number -2.9%
2017 371,146 number -3.1%
2018 360,447 number -2.9%
2019 351,644 number -2.4%
2020 344,899 number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 266,686 number 212,526 number 305,629 number 10
1980s 333,398 number 310,979 number 356,184 number 10
1990s 364,270 number 360,746 number 367,009 number 10
2000s 384,591 number 362,195 number 410,911 number 10
2010s 391,710 number 351,644 number 415,374 number 10
2020s 344,899 number 344,899 number 344,899 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 98 Belgium 377,043 number compare
  2. 99 Cuba 366,122 number compare
  3. 100 Kyrgyzstan 364,614 number compare
  4. 102 Liberia 339,970 number compare
  5. 103 Libya 338,501 number compare
  6. 104 Austria 334,581 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in El Salvador?
School age population, secondary education, female in El Salvador was 344,899 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 415,374 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 212,526 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 101st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.