Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 21.36 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 21.36 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 30.11 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.24 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.24 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 4.25 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.11 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 6.11 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 7.39 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 8.18 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 9.06 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 9.54 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 10.29 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 11.09 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 10.2 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 11.22 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 11.5 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.4 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 13.42 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.78 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 14.71 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 15.74 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 19.38 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 19.59 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.32 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 21.02 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 22.26 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 23.58 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 25.11 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 25.3 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.53 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.87 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.03 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.82 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.85 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 28.85 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 29.51 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 30.11 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.53 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 28.79 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.11 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 25.4 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 24.76 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 23.03 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 22.3 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.74 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.45 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.36 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.53 units per square kilometre | 4.24 units per square kilometre | 11.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 units per square kilometre | 10.2 units per square kilometre | 13.42 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.64 units per square kilometre | 13.78 units per square kilometre | 19.59 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.18 units per square kilometre | 20.32 units per square kilometre | 26.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.49 units per square kilometre | 23.03 units per square kilometre | 30.11 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.71 units per square kilometre | 21.36 units per square kilometre | 22.3 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Grenada 24.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tonga 22.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Pakistan 22.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Kiribati 20.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Luxembourg 20.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Liechtenstein 20.05 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 21.36 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.11 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.