Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 429,923 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador is 429,923, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 522,021 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60,870, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,870 | — |
| 1971 | 73,970 | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 91,273 | +23.4% |
| 1973 | 110,908 | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 134,989 | +21.7% |
| 1975 | 148,404 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 161,052 | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 165,503 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 171,664 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 181,080 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 162,552 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 166,833 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 171,115 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 175,396 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 180,023 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 186,978 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 193,932 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 200,887 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 207,842 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 211,272 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 214,385 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 217,498 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 227,674 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 237,649 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 303,748 | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 369,848 | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 348,143 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 326,437 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 304,732 | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 319,206 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 333,679 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 349,345 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 360,893 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 385,541 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 409,672 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 416,339 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 422,149 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 431,852 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 434,996 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 449,890 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 471,698 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 504,955 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 498,245 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 522,021 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 512,792 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 492,295 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 471,071 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 441,243 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 429,923 | -2.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 429,923 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 429,923, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 429,923 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,242, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +27.8% | 237,649 | 303,748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,971 | 60,870 | 181,080 | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,683 | 162,552 | 211,272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 286,932 | 214,385 | 369,848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 399,436 | 333,679 | 449,890 | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,694 | 429,923 | 522,021 | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in El Salvador was 429,923 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 522,021 in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,870 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.