Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador

El Salvador: Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes was 263,638 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
263,638 number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
67th
of 171 countries
All-time high
263,638 number
in 2018
All-time low
181,135 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820181998: 181.1k number1999: 194.0k number2000: 203.1k number2001: 214.1k number2002: 228.1k number2003: 236.3k number2004: 245.9k number2005: 242.5k number2006: 239.6k number2007: 229.6k number2008: 223.9k number2009: 218.7k number2010: 231.3k number2011: 228.6k number2012: 228.5k number2013: 235.7k number2014: 241.5k number2015: 243.6k number2016: 240.7k number2017: 254.4k number2018: 263.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 263,638 number for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 263,638 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 181,135 number, in 1998.

El Salvador ranks 67th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 181,135 number
1999 194,043 number +7.1%
2000 203,133 number +4.7%
2001 214,089 number +5.4%
2002 228,064 number +6.5%
2003 236,336 number +3.6%
2004 245,918 number +4.1%
2005 242,482 number -1.4%
2006 239,638 number -1.2%
2007 229,569 number -4.2%
2008 223,920 number -2.5%
2009 218,717 number -2.3%
2010 231,292 number +5.7%
2011 228,558 number -1.2%
2012 228,514 number -0.0%
2013 235,656 number +3.1%
2014 241,510 number +2.5%
2015 243,640 number +0.9%
2016 240,704 number -1.2%
2017 254,442 number +5.7%
2018 263,638 number +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 187,589 number 181,135 number 194,043 number 2
2000s 228,187 number 203,133 number 245,918 number 10
2010s 240,884 number 228,514 number 263,638 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 64 Denmark 282,529 number compare
  2. 65 Norway 281,622 number compare
  3. 66 Kyrgyzstan 271,709 number compare
  4. 68 Finland 261,878 number compare
  5. 69 Mongolia 256,720 number compare
  6. 70 Senegal 252,330 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador?
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador was 263,638 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 263,638 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 181,135 number in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 67th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 2,434 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.