School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 173,985 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
173,985 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
205,893 number
in 2013
All-time low
81,043 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 173,985 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 205,893 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81,043 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, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81,043 number | — |
| 1971 | 82,866 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 84,519 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 127,383 number | +50.7% |
| 1974 | 130,083 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 133,180 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 136,033 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 139,145 number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 142,285 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 145,202 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 147,889 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 150,144 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 152,263 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 154,376 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 156,618 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 159,168 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 162,030 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 164,850 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 167,529 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 170,029 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 172,442 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 174,450 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 176,179 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 177,692 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 178,743 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 179,021 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 178,861 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 178,067 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 177,024 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 176,112 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 175,632 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 176,342 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 177,628 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 179,164 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 181,024 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 183,730 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 187,444 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 191,639 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 195,942 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 199,877 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 203,114 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 204,675 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 205,431 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 205,893 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 205,635 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 203,655 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 199,112 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 192,894 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 185,901 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 179,299 number | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 173,985 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,174 number | 81,043 number | 145,202 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,490 number | 147,889 number | 170,029 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,859 number | 172,442 number | 179,021 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,842 number | 175,632 number | 199,877 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,561 number | 179,299 number | 205,893 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,985 number | 173,985 number | 173,985 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 93 Czechia 186,169 number compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 178,913 number compare
- 95 Central African Republic 174,296 number compare
- 97 Austria 171,455 number compare
- 98 Switzerland 169,270 number compare
- 99 Congo 164,770 number compare
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 173,985 number in 2020, 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 205,893 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,043 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.