Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador

El Salvador: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 115,928 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
115,928 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
102nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
144,821 number
in 2010
All-time low
90,727 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 115,928 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador peaked at 144,821 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 90,727 number, in 1970.

That places El Salvador 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 90,727 number
1971 92,820 number +2.3%
1972 95,165 number +2.5%
1973 97,784 number +2.8%
1974 100,527 number +2.8%
1975 103,471 number +2.9%
1976 105,325 number +1.8%
1977 106,853 number +1.5%
1978 108,345 number +1.4%
1979 110,108 number +1.6%
1980 112,031 number +1.7%
1981 113,330 number +1.2%
1982 114,968 number +1.4%
1983 116,992 number +1.8%
1984 119,200 number +1.9%
1985 121,585 number +2.0%
1986 123,314 number +1.4%
1987 124,817 number +1.2%
1988 126,200 number +1.1%
1989 127,612 number +1.1%
1990 129,230 number +1.3%
1991 129,586 number +0.3%
1992 129,041 number -0.4%
1993 128,014 number -0.8%
1994 127,156 number -0.7%
1995 126,344 number -0.6%
1996 125,850 number -0.4%
1997 125,934 number +0.1%
1998 126,509 number +0.5%
1999 127,158 number +0.5%
2000 127,787 number +0.5%
2001 129,136 number +1.1%
2002 131,554 number +1.9%
2003 134,704 number +2.4%
2004 137,889 number +2.4%
2005 141,316 number +2.5%
2006 143,261 number +1.4%
2007 143,881 number +0.4%
2008 143,727 number -0.1%
2009 143,938 number +0.1%
2010 144,821 number +0.6%
2011 143,063 number -1.2%
2012 139,346 number -2.6%
2013 134,552 number -3.4%
2014 130,146 number -3.3%
2015 125,588 number -3.5%
2016 121,394 number -3.3%
2017 118,938 number -2.0%
2018 117,762 number -1.0%
2019 116,661 number -0.9%
2020 115,928 number -0.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 115,928 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,730 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 115,928 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45,384 number, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 101,112 number 90,727 number 110,108 number 10
1980s 120,005 number 112,031 number 127,612 number 10
1990s 127,482 number 125,850 number 129,586 number 10
2000s 137,719 number 127,787 number 143,938 number 10
2010s 129,227 number 116,661 number 144,821 number 10
2020s 115,928 number 115,928 number 115,928 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 99 Kyrgyzstan 118,703 number compare
  2. 100 Palestine, State of 118,613 number compare
  3. 101 Czechia 117,018 number compare
  4. 103 Sweden 113,454 number compare
  5. 104 Greece 110,154 number compare
  6. 105 Turkmenistan 108,064 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador was 115,928 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 144,821 number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 90,727 number in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.