School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 350,368 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
350,368 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
412,404 number
in 2014
All-time low
160,570 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador is 350,368 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 412,404 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 160,570 number, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 96th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 160,570 number | — |
| 1971 | 164,551 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 168,205 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 253,487 number | +50.7% |
| 1974 | 259,193 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 265,426 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 270,856 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 276,675 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 282,578 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 288,173 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 293,440 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 297,161 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 300,613 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 304,059 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 307,828 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 312,438 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 318,353 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 324,343 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 330,100 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 335,492 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 340,690 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 345,031 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 348,711 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 351,840 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 353,945 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 354,453 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 353,773 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 351,938 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 349,733 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 347,978 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 347,324 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 348,386 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 350,849 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 354,104 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 358,282 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 364,427 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 371,958 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 380,605 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 389,755 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 398,421 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 405,871 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 409,118 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 410,841 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 412,240 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 412,404 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 409,154 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 400,026 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 387,471 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 373,509 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 360,554 number | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 350,368 number | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 238,971 number | 160,570 number | 288,173 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,383 number | 293,440 number | 335,492 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 349,809 number | 340,690 number | 354,453 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,411 number | 347,324 number | 398,421 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,119 number | 360,554 number | 412,404 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 350,368 number | 350,368 number | 350,368 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 93 Azerbaijan 383,243 number compare
- 94 Czechia 381,919 number compare
- 95 Austria 353,680 number compare
- 97 Central African Republic 348,982 number compare
- 98 Switzerland 345,482 number compare
- 99 Libya 335,698 number compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 289,496 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0482 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 350,368 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 412,404 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,570 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.