School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 648,643 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
648,643 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
650,896 number
in 2017
All-time low
333,565 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 648,643 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 650,896 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 333,565 number, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 93rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 333,565 number | — |
| 1971 | 348,727 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 363,034 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 358,102 number | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 370,346 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 381,225 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 389,211 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 395,875 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 402,240 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 409,009 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 416,203 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 423,420 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 430,541 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 437,148 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 443,113 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 448,805 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 457,006 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 464,386 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 471,663 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 479,415 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 487,634 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 497,555 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 506,536 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 514,076 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 519,991 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 524,553 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 529,990 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 534,252 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 536,638 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 536,959 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 535,735 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 534,214 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 531,994 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 530,570 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 531,022 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 533,484 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 538,659 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 544,511 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 551,919 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 561,747 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 574,451 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 589,890 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 606,184 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 620,988 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 632,614 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 641,386 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 648,164 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 650,896 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 648,643 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 375,133 number | 333,565 number | 409,009 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 447,170 number | 416,203 number | 479,415 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 518,818 number | 487,634 number | 536,959 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 539,386 number | 530,570 number | 561,747 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 623,691 number | 574,451 number | 650,896 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 648,643 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 650,896 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 333,565 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 93rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.