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
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.