Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre was 4.42 units per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 4.42 units per square kilometre, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 5.53 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7034 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
El Salvador ranks 19th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.7034 units per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7286 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7901 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9184 units per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1978 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1979 | 2.35 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 2.35 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.12 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.54 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 2.76 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.31 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 3.37 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.72 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 4.28 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 4.67 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 4.21 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 4.84 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 4.97 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.34 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 5.21 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.16 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.03 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.03 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 5.09 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.48 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 5.47 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 5.53 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.42 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.87 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.56 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4.42 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 units per square kilometre | 0.7034 units per square kilometre | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 2.12 units per square kilometre | 3.37 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.99 units per square kilometre | 3.28 units per square kilometre | 4.67 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.91 units per square kilometre | 4.16 units per square kilometre | 5.34 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 units per square kilometre | 4.42 units per square kilometre | 5.53 units per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 16 Bangladesh 5.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Switzerland 5.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Italy 5.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Germany 3.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Maldives 3.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Czechia 3.67 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 4.42 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7034 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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, vocational 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.