School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 162,111 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
162,111
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
107th
of 220 countries
All-time high
210,151
in 2014
All-time low
75,794
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador is 162,111, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 210,151 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75,794, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 107th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,794 | — |
| 1971 | 78,329 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 80,545 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 122,114 | +51.6% |
| 1974 | 125,835 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 129,986 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 134,435 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 138,585 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 143,046 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 148,270 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 153,450 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 157,684 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 159,775 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 162,590 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 164,050 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 165,679 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 167,768 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 168,522 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 170,105 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 171,925 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 175,833 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 179,293 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 182,673 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 186,360 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 189,013 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 191,357 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 193,331 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 194,595 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 194,916 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 193,846 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 191,495 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 188,315 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 185,557 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 184,115 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 184,593 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 186,105 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 187,748 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 189,241 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 192,633 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 196,499 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 200,792 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 204,982 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 208,293 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 209,944 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 210,151 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 209,407 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 207,392 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 203,722 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 197,359 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 188,668 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 179,234 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 171,853 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 166,026 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 162,596 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 162,088 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 162,111 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 117,694 | 75,794 | 148,270 | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,155 | 153,450 | 171,925 | 10 |
| 1990s | 188,122 | 175,833 | 194,916 | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,630 | 184,115 | 196,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,071 | 188,668 | 210,151 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,318 | 162,088 | 179,234 | 6 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador was 162,111 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 210,151 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,794 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 107th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release