Population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Population of compulsory school age, female was 848,176 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
848,176 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
900,881 number
in 2014
All-time low
582,856 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 591.4k number1999: 596.3k number2000: 602.6k number2001: 610.3k number2002: 618.2k number2003: 625.9k number2004: 632.3k number2005: 636.6k number2006: 638.2k number2007: 636.3k number2008: 630.8k number2009: 622.4k number2010: 611.7k number2011: 597.3k number2012: 582.9k number2013: 743.2k number2014: 900.9k number2015: 886.8k number2016: 873.1k number2017: 862.1k number2018: 854.2k number2019: 848.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador stood at 848,176 number.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador peaked at 900,881 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 582,856 number, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 591,374 number
1999 596,304 number +0.8%
2000 602,558 number +1.0%
2001 610,294 number +1.3%
2002 618,246 number +1.3%
2003 625,880 number +1.2%
2004 632,303 number +1.0%
2005 636,587 number +0.7%
2006 638,167 number +0.2%
2007 636,298 number -0.3%
2008 630,833 number -0.9%
2009 622,398 number -1.3%
2010 611,742 number -1.7%
2011 597,316 number -2.4%
2012 582,856 number -2.4%
2013 743,244 number +27.5%
2014 900,881 number +21.2%
2015 886,841 number -1.6%
2016 873,085 number -1.6%
2017 862,134 number -1.3%
2018 854,155 number -0.9%
2019 848,176 number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 593,839 number 591,374 number 596,304 number 2
2000s 625,356 number 602,558 number 638,167 number 10
2010s 776,043 number 582,856 number 900,881 number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador?
Population of compulsory school age, female in El Salvador was 848,176 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 900,881 number in 2014.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 582,856 number in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
El Salvador ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.