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

El Salvador: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 59,095 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
59,095 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
102nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
73,625 number
in 2010
All-time low
45,563 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

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador is 59,095 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in El Salvador peaked at 73,625 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45,563 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, male (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 45,563 number
1971 46,669 number +2.4%
1972 47,814 number +2.5%
1973 49,038 number +2.6%
1974 50,330 number +2.6%
1975 51,713 number +2.7%
1976 52,608 number +1.7%
1977 53,367 number +1.4%
1978 54,122 number +1.4%
1979 55,009 number +1.6%
1980 55,975 number +1.8%
1981 56,504 number +0.9%
1982 57,241 number +1.3%
1983 58,224 number +1.7%
1984 59,344 number +1.9%
1985 60,603 number +2.1%
1986 61,526 number +1.5%
1987 62,326 number +1.3%
1988 63,069 number +1.2%
1989 63,843 number +1.2%
1990 64,738 number +1.4%
1991 64,929 number +0.3%
1992 64,647 number -0.4%
1993 64,129 number -0.8%
1994 63,714 number -0.6%
1995 63,336 number -0.6%
1996 63,092 number -0.4%
1997 63,178 number +0.1%
1998 63,540 number +0.6%
1999 63,956 number +0.7%
2000 64,387 number +0.7%
2001 65,068 number +1.1%
2002 66,309 number +1.9%
2003 67,954 number +2.5%
2004 69,673 number +2.5%
2005 71,579 number +2.7%
2006 72,564 number +1.4%
2007 72,864 number +0.4%
2008 72,798 number -0.1%
2009 72,998 number +0.3%
2010 73,625 number +0.9%
2011 72,703 number -1.3%
2012 70,773 number -2.7%
2013 68,313 number -3.5%
2014 66,121 number -3.2%
2015 63,911 number -3.3%
2016 61,753 number -3.4%
2017 60,485 number -2.1%
2018 59,887 number -1.0%
2019 59,375 number -0.9%
2020 59,095 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50,623 number 45,563 number 55,009 number 10
1980s 59,866 number 55,975 number 63,843 number 10
1990s 63,926 number 63,092 number 64,929 number 10
2000s 69,619 number 64,387 number 72,998 number 10
2010s 65,695 number 59,375 number 73,625 number 10
2020s 59,095 number 59,095 number 59,095 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 99 Palestine, State of 60,595 number compare
  2. 100 Kyrgyzstan 60,528 number compare
  3. 101 Czechia 60,047 number compare
  4. 103 Sweden 58,225 number compare
  5. 104 Greece 56,701 number compare
  6. 105 Turkmenistan 54,719 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 59,095 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 73,625 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 45,563 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 19.7%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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