Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, general pupils was 429,923 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 429,923 for secondary education, general pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils 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 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils 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% |
| 1983 | 175,396 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 180,023 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 207,842 | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 211,272 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 217,498 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 227,674 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 237,649 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 369,848 | +55.6% |
| 1998 | 304,732 | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 333,679 | +9.5% |
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, general pupils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +55.6% | 237,649 | 369,848 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,971 | 60,870 | 181,080 | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,417 | 162,552 | 211,272 | 5 |
| 1990s | 271,480 | 217,498 | 369,848 | 5 |
| 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 in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador was 429,923 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 522,021 in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,870 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.