Population of compulsory school age, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Population of compulsory school age, male was 884,975 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
884,975 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
937,373 number
in 2014
All-time low
603,346 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 604.0k number1999: 610.4k number2000: 618.2k number2001: 626.2k number2002: 634.9k number2003: 643.6k number2004: 651.4k number2005: 657.1k number2006: 658.4k number2007: 656.7k number2008: 651.7k number2009: 644.0k number2010: 634.4k number2011: 618.5k number2012: 603.3k number2013: 771.4k number2014: 937.4k number2015: 924.1k number2016: 909.5k number2017: 898.2k number2018: 890.4k number2019: 885.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 884,975 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in El Salvador peaked at 937,373 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 603,346 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, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 604,047 number
1999 610,352 number +1.0%
2000 618,209 number +1.3%
2001 626,200 number +1.3%
2002 634,866 number +1.4%
2003 643,586 number +1.4%
2004 651,355 number +1.2%
2005 657,144 number +0.9%
2006 658,444 number +0.2%
2007 656,686 number -0.3%
2008 651,666 number -0.8%
2009 644,009 number -1.2%
2010 634,423 number -1.5%
2011 618,527 number -2.5%
2012 603,346 number -2.5%
2013 771,419 number +27.9%
2014 937,373 number +21.5%
2015 924,101 number -1.4%
2016 909,479 number -1.6%
2017 898,204 number -1.2%
2018 890,370 number -0.9%
2019 884,975 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 607,200 number 604,047 number 610,352 number 2
2000s 644,216 number 618,209 number 658,444 number 10
2010s 807,222 number 603,346 number 937,373 number 10

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  3. 79 Paraguay 895,354 number compare
  4. 81 Tajikistan 872,480 number compare
  5. 82 Belgium 813,129 number compare
  6. 83 Tunisia 805,402 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in El Salvador?
Population of compulsory school age, male in El Salvador was 884,975 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 937,373 number in 2014.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 603,346 number in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
El Salvador ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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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