School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 806,388 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
806,388 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 199 countries
All-time high
862,823 number
in 2009
All-time low
385,893 number
in 2008
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 456.1k number1999: 459.6k number2000: 460.0k number2001: 458.0k number2002: 453.4k number2003: 446.5k number2004: 438.2k number2005: 429.2k number2006: 416.6k number2007: 401.4k number2008: 385.9k number2009: 862.8k number2010: 851.5k number2011: 849.2k number2012: 842.7k number2013: 833.4k number2014: 824.4k number2015: 817.6k number2016: 812.1k number2017: 809.0k number2018: 807.6k number2019: 806.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador stood at 806,388 number.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 862,823 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 385,893 number, in 2008.

That places El Salvador 79th out of 199 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.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 456,104 number
1999 459,572 number +0.8%
2000 459,954 number +0.1%
2001 457,992 number -0.4%
2002 453,357 number -1.0%
2003 446,538 number -1.5%
2004 438,156 number -1.9%
2005 429,240 number -2.0%
2006 416,561 number -3.0%
2007 401,407 number -3.6%
2008 385,893 number -3.9%
2009 862,823 number +123.6%
2010 851,497 number -1.3%
2011 849,217 number -0.3%
2012 842,744 number -0.8%
2013 833,354 number -1.1%
2014 824,364 number -1.1%
2015 817,554 number -0.8%
2016 812,134 number -0.7%
2017 808,952 number -0.4%
2018 807,647 number -0.2%
2019 806,388 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 457,838 number 456,104 number 459,572 number 2
2000s 475,192 number 385,893 number 862,823 number 10
2010s 825,385 number 806,388 number 851,497 number 10

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  3. 78 Papua New Guinea 849,005 number compare
  4. 80 Azerbaijan 803,380 number compare
  5. 81 Nicaragua 794,086 number compare
  6. 82 Mauritania 793,037 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in El Salvador was 806,388 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 862,823 number in 2009.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 385,893 number in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/