El Salvador vs Eritrea: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

El Salvador
55,634 number
in 2020
Eritrea
46,176 number
in 2020
El Salvador rank
105th
Eritrea rank
108th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 55,634 number against 46,176 number in Eritrea, a difference of 9,458 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 105th and Eritrea ranks 108th of 202 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1970s 62,168 number 21,549 number 40,619 number El Salvador
1980s 70,790 number 28,765 number 42,025 number El Salvador
1990s 71,078 number 36,738 number 34,340 number El Salvador
2000s 70,535 number 33,482 number 37,053 number El Salvador
2010s 57,769 number 48,223 number 9,547 number El Salvador
2020s 55,634 number 46,176 number 9,458 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, El Salvador or Eritrea?
El Salvador, at 55,634 number against 46,176 number in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between El Salvador and Eritrea?
9,458 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 105th and Eritrea ranks 108th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/