School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in El Salvador
El Salvador: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) was 173,264 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador is 173,264, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 219,721 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74,651, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 106th of 220 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, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74,651 | — |
| 1971 | 77,492 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 80,038 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 122,137 | +52.6% |
| 1974 | 127,893 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 134,567 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 141,130 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 146,412 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 151,218 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 156,450 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 161,413 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 164,590 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 165,717 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 167,542 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 167,685 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 168,554 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 170,342 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 170,251 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 171,036 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 172,064 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 175,909 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 179,394 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 182,978 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 187,008 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 188,616 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 190,017 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 191,005 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 191,172 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 190,293 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 188,172 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 184,991 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 181,248 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 178,174 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 176,744 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 177,786 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 180,622 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 184,290 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 188,285 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 194,808 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 201,318 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 207,540 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 212,888 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 216,794 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 218,907 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 219,721 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 219,581 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 217,909 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 214,237 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 207,813 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 199,071 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 189,554 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 181,899 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 175,915 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 172,765 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 172,873 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 173,264 | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 173,264 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 126,160, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 173,264 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55,548, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +52.6% | 80,038 | 122,137 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121,199 | 74,651 | 156,450 | 10 |
| 1980s | 167,919 | 161,413 | 172,064 | 10 |
| 1990s | 186,456 | 175,909 | 191,172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,827 | 176,744 | 201,318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,446 | 199,071 | 219,721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,712 | 172,765 | 189,554 | 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, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador was 173,264 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 219,721 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,651 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 106th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release