Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador

El Salvador: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0691 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0691 units per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
103rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.085 units per person
in 2013
All-time low
0.0166 units per person
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2018

0.020.040.060.081970199420181970: 0.017 units per person1971: 0.02 units per person1972: 0.024 units per person1973: 0.028 units per person1974: 0.033 units per person1975: 0.036 units per person1976: 0.038 units per person1977: 0.038 units per person1978: 0.039 units per person1979: 0.04 units per person1980: 0.036 units per person1983: 0.037 units per person1984: 0.038 units per person1988: 0.04 units per person1989: 0.04 units per person1991: 0.04 units per person1992: 0.041 units per person1993: 0.042 units per person1995: 0.064 units per person1998: 0.052 units per person2000: 0.056 units per person2001: 0.059 units per person2002: 0.06 units per person2003: 0.064 units per person2004: 0.068 units per person2005: 0.069 units per person2006: 0.07 units per person2007: 0.072 units per person2008: 0.072 units per person2009: 0.074 units per person2010: 0.078 units per person2011: 0.083 units per person2012: 0.081 units per person2013: 0.085 units per person2014: 0.083 units per person2015: 0.08 units per person2016: 0.076 units per person2017: 0.071 units per person2018: 0.069 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0691 units per person.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.085 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 units per person, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 103rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador, 1970 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0166 units per person
1971 0.0197 units per person +18.7%
1972 0.0237 units per person +20.5%
1973 0.0282 units per person +18.7%
1974 0.0335 units per person +18.9%
1975 0.036 units per person +7.5%
1976 0.0383 units per person +6.2%
1977 0.0385 units per person +0.6%
1978 0.0391 units per person +1.5%
1979 0.0404 units per person +3.5%
1980 0.0358 units per person -11.4%
1983 0.0373 units per person +4.1%
1984 0.0375 units per person +0.7%
1988 0.04 units per person +6.6%
1989 0.0399 units per person -0.3%
1991 0.0396 units per person -0.7%
1992 0.0408 units per person +3.0%
1993 0.042 units per person +3.0%
1995 0.0642 units per person +52.9%
1998 0.0518 units per person -19.3%
2000 0.0561 units per person +8.3%
2001 0.0585 units per person +4.3%
2002 0.0603 units per person +3.0%
2003 0.0643 units per person +6.6%
2004 0.0682 units per person +6.2%
2005 0.0693 units per person +1.6%
2006 0.0703 units per person +1.5%
2007 0.0719 units per person +2.2%
2008 0.0721 units per person +0.4%
2009 0.0744 units per person +3.1%
2010 0.0777 units per person +4.5%
2011 0.0829 units per person +6.7%
2012 0.0815 units per person -1.7%
2013 0.085 units per person +4.3%
2014 0.0832 units per person -2.2%
2015 0.0796 units per person -4.3%
2016 0.076 units per person -4.6%
2017 0.071 units per person -6.5%
2018 0.0691 units per person -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0314 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0404 units per person 10
1980s 0.0381 units per person 0.0358 units per person 0.04 units per person 5
1990s 0.0477 units per person 0.0396 units per person 0.0642 units per person 5
2000s 0.0666 units per person 0.0561 units per person 0.0744 units per person 10
2010s 0.0785 units per person 0.0691 units per person 0.085 units per person 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 100 Barbados 0.0697 units per person compare
  2. 101 Iraq 0.0693 units per person compare
  3. 102 Nigeria 0.0692 units per person compare
  4. 104 Sierra Leone 0.0691 units per person compare
  5. 105 Canada 0.0691 units per person compare
  6. 106 Germany 0.0687 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0691 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.085 units per person in 2013.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 units per person in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.