School age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 176,383 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
176,383 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
206,769 number
in 2014
All-time low
79,527 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 176,383 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 206,769 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79,527 number, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 96th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 79,527 number
1971 81,685 number +2.7%
1972 83,686 number +2.4%
1973 126,104 number +50.7%
1974 129,110 number +2.4%
1975 132,246 number +2.4%
1976 134,823 number +1.9%
1977 137,530 number +2.0%
1978 140,293 number +2.0%
1979 142,971 number +1.9%
1980 145,551 number +1.8%
1981 147,017 number +1.0%
1982 148,350 number +0.9%
1983 149,683 number +0.9%
1984 151,210 number +1.0%
1985 153,270 number +1.4%
1986 156,323 number +2.0%
1987 159,493 number +2.0%
1988 162,571 number +1.9%
1989 165,463 number +1.8%
1990 168,248 number +1.7%
1991 170,581 number +1.4%
1992 172,532 number +1.1%
1993 174,148 number +0.9%
1994 175,202 number +0.6%
1995 175,432 number +0.1%
1996 174,912 number -0.3%
1997 173,871 number -0.6%
1998 172,709 number -0.7%
1999 171,866 number -0.5%
2000 171,692 number -0.1%
2001 172,044 number +0.2%
2002 173,221 number +0.7%
2003 174,940 number +1.0%
2004 177,258 number +1.3%
2005 180,697 number +1.9%
2006 184,514 number +2.1%
2007 188,966 number +2.4%
2008 193,813 number +2.6%
2009 198,544 number +2.4%
2010 202,757 number +2.1%
2011 204,443 number +0.8%
2012 205,410 number +0.5%
2013 206,347 number +0.5%
2014 206,769 number +0.2%
2015 205,499 number -0.6%
2016 200,914 number -2.2%
2017 194,577 number -3.2%
2018 187,608 number -3.6%
2019 181,255 number -3.4%
2020 176,383 number -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 118,798 number 79,527 number 142,971 number 10
1980s 153,893 number 145,551 number 165,463 number 10
1990s 172,950 number 168,248 number 175,432 number 10
2000s 181,569 number 171,692 number 198,544 number 10
2010s 199,558 number 181,255 number 206,769 number 10
2020s 176,383 number 176,383 number 176,383 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 93 Cuba 198,790 number compare
  2. 94 Czechia 195,750 number compare
  3. 95 Austria 182,225 number compare
  4. 97 Switzerland 176,212 number compare
  5. 98 Central African Republic 174,686 number compare
  6. 99 Libya 172,054 number compare

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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 176,383 number in 2020, 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 206,769 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 79,527 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.