Secondary education, pupils in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, pupils was 417,193 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
417,193
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
623,872
in 2013
All-time low
88,307
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2024
Secondary education, pupils in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils in El Salvador stood at 417,193.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in El Salvador peaked at 623,872 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88,307, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88,307 | — |
| 1971 | 88,635 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 106,465 | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 127,381 | +19.6% |
| 1974 | 154,138 | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 170,576 | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 187,682 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 197,732 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 213,272 | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 229,751 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 211,302 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 232,494 | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 238,320 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 277,683 | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 277,980 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 285,452 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 304,735 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 326,237 | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 401,545 | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 405,998 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 420,959 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 435,571 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 461,215 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 488,515 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 520,332 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 524,202 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 529,057 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 536,017 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 539,277 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 555,645 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 577,111 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 597,823 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 611,515 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 623,872 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 611,833 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 596,520 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 561,672 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 526,362 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 512,998 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 477,111 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 462,075 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 450,512 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 444,514 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 442,494 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 417,193 | -5.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 417,193 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 524,692, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 417,193 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 177,095, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156,394 | 88,307 | 229,751 | 10 |
| 1980s | 247,556 | 211,302 | 277,980 | 5 |
| 1990s | 344,793 | 285,452 | 405,998 | 5 |
| 2000s | 501,079 | 420,959 | 555,645 | 10 |
| 2010s | 569,682 | 477,111 | 623,872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 443,358 | 417,193 | 462,075 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, pupils in El Salvador was 417,193 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 623,872 in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,307 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, pupils?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.