School age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, tertiary education, female was 329,118 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
329,118 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 203 countries
All-time high
330,772 number
in 2017
All-time low
169,215 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador is 329,118 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 330,772 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 169,215 number, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 91st 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, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 169,215 number
1971 176,974 number +4.6%
1972 184,294 number +4.1%
1973 182,162 number -1.2%
1974 188,432 number +3.4%
1975 193,928 number +2.9%
1976 197,986 number +2.1%
1977 201,270 number +1.7%
1978 204,415 number +1.6%
1979 207,847 number +1.7%
1980 211,538 number +1.8%
1981 215,655 number +1.9%
1982 219,885 number +2.0%
1983 223,929 number +1.8%
1984 227,649 number +1.7%
1985 231,211 number +1.6%
1986 235,681 number +1.9%
1987 239,627 number +1.7%
1988 243,385 number +1.6%
1989 247,255 number +1.6%
1990 251,263 number +1.6%
1991 256,136 number +1.9%
1992 260,441 number +1.7%
1993 263,988 number +1.4%
1994 266,768 number +1.1%
1995 268,947 number +0.8%
1996 272,147 number +1.2%
1997 274,799 number +1.0%
1998 276,445 number +0.6%
1999 276,940 number +0.2%
2000 276,517 number -0.2%
2001 276,274 number -0.1%
2002 275,705 number -0.2%
2003 275,460 number -0.1%
2004 275,982 number +0.2%
2005 277,254 number +0.5%
2006 279,720 number +0.9%
2007 282,534 number +1.0%
2008 286,108 number +1.3%
2009 290,797 number +1.6%
2010 296,721 number +2.0%
2011 303,823 number +2.4%
2012 311,391 number +2.5%
2013 318,272 number +2.2%
2014 323,589 number +1.7%
2015 327,406 number +1.2%
2016 330,053 number +0.8%
2017 330,772 number +0.2%
2018 329,118 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 190,652 number 169,215 number 207,847 number 10
1980s 229,582 number 211,538 number 247,255 number 10
1990s 266,787 number 251,263 number 276,940 number 10
2000s 279,635 number 275,460 number 290,797 number 10
2010s 319,016 number 296,721 number 330,772 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 88 Laos 347,303 number compare
  2. 89 Paraguay 330,436 number compare
  3. 90 Sierra Leone 329,195 number compare
  4. 92 Azerbaijan 327,625 number compare
  5. 93 Belgium 319,234 number compare
  6. 94 Israel 296,279 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador?
School age population, tertiary education, female in El Salvador was 329,118 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 330,772 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 169,215 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 91st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.