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

El Salvador: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 56,833 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
56,833 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
102nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
71,196 number
in 2010
All-time low
45,164 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 56,833 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador peaked at 71,196 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45,164 number, in 1970.

El Salvador ranks 102nd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 45,164 number
1971 46,151 number +2.2%
1972 47,351 number +2.6%
1973 48,746 number +2.9%
1974 50,197 number +3.0%
1975 51,758 number +3.1%
1976 52,717 number +1.9%
1977 53,486 number +1.5%
1978 54,223 number +1.4%
1979 55,099 number +1.6%
1980 56,056 number +1.7%
1981 56,826 number +1.4%
1982 57,727 number +1.6%
1983 58,768 number +1.8%
1984 59,856 number +1.9%
1985 60,982 number +1.9%
1986 61,788 number +1.3%
1987 62,491 number +1.1%
1988 63,131 number +1.0%
1989 63,769 number +1.0%
1990 64,492 number +1.1%
1991 64,657 number +0.3%
1992 64,394 number -0.4%
1993 63,885 number -0.8%
1994 63,442 number -0.7%
1995 63,008 number -0.7%
1996 62,758 number -0.4%
1997 62,756 number -0.0%
1998 62,969 number +0.3%
1999 63,202 number +0.4%
2000 63,400 number +0.3%
2001 64,068 number +1.1%
2002 65,245 number +1.8%
2003 66,750 number +2.3%
2004 68,216 number +2.2%
2005 69,737 number +2.2%
2006 70,697 number +1.4%
2007 71,017 number +0.5%
2008 70,929 number -0.1%
2009 70,940 number +0.0%
2010 71,196 number +0.4%
2011 70,360 number -1.2%
2012 68,573 number -2.5%
2013 66,239 number -3.4%
2014 64,025 number -3.3%
2015 61,677 number -3.7%
2016 59,641 number -3.3%
2017 58,453 number -2.0%
2018 57,875 number -1.0%
2019 57,286 number -1.0%
2020 56,833 number -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50,489 number 45,164 number 55,099 number 10
1980s 60,139 number 56,056 number 63,769 number 10
1990s 63,556 number 62,756 number 64,657 number 10
2000s 68,100 number 63,400 number 71,017 number 10
2010s 63,532 number 57,286 number 71,196 number 10
2020s 56,833 number 56,833 number 56,833 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 99 Kyrgyzstan 58,175 number compare
  2. 100 Palestine, State of 58,018 number compare
  3. 101 Czechia 56,971 number compare
  4. 103 Sweden 55,229 number compare
  5. 104 Greece 53,453 number compare
  6. 105 Turkmenistan 53,345 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 56,833 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 71,196 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 45,164 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 20.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.