School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 294,792 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
294,792
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
98th
of 221 countries
All-time high
344,412
in 2018
All-time low
160,509
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 294,792 for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 344,412 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 160,509, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 98th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 160,509 | — |
| 1971 | 166,921 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 173,180 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 171,525 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 177,396 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 182,999 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 189,481 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 197,061 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 205,579 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 214,454 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 222,803 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 226,555 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 229,635 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 236,489 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 243,283 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 250,583 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 257,400 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 262,113 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 265,819 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 267,593 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 265,857 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 266,491 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 267,369 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 269,608 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 271,356 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 275,116 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 277,510 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 279,540 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 281,212 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 282,285 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 282,282 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 280,894 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 277,543 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 272,358 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 266,381 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 260,736 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 256,702 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 255,606 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 261,770 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 270,290 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 280,441 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 291,539 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 302,845 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 314,019 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 324,192 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 332,601 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 338,643 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 342,750 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 344,412 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 343,433 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 339,820 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 335,892 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 328,093 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 317,617 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 306,193 | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 294,792 | -3.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 294,792 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 243,784, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 294,792 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,709, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 183,910 | 160,509 | 214,454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,227 | 222,803 | 267,593 | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,634 | 265,857 | 282,285 | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,456 | 255,606 | 282,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,488 | 280,441 | 344,412 | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,401 | 294,792 | 339,820 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in El Salvador?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in El Salvador was 294,792 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 344,412 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,509 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release