School age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, early childhood education, female was 393,791 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
393,791 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 199 countries
All-time high
422,060 number
in 2009
All-time low
188,828 number
in 2008
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 223.2k number1999: 224.8k number2000: 224.9k number2001: 224.0k number2002: 221.8k number2003: 218.5k number2004: 214.4k number2005: 210.0k number2006: 203.8k number2007: 196.4k number2008: 188.8k number2009: 422.1k number2010: 416.5k number2011: 415.3k number2012: 412.0k number2013: 407.3k number2014: 402.9k number2015: 399.5k number2016: 396.7k number2017: 395.1k number2018: 394.4k number2019: 393.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador stood at 393,791 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador peaked at 422,060 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 188,828 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, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 223,196 number
1999 224,836 number +0.7%
2000 224,874 number +0.0%
2001 223,959 number -0.4%
2002 221,753 number -1.0%
2003 218,474 number -1.5%
2004 214,405 number -1.9%
2005 210,017 number -2.0%
2006 203,823 number -2.9%
2007 196,414 number -3.6%
2008 188,828 number -3.9%
2009 422,060 number +123.5%
2010 416,474 number -1.3%
2011 415,270 number -0.3%
2012 412,012 number -0.8%
2013 407,334 number -1.1%
2014 402,864 number -1.1%
2015 399,462 number -0.8%
2016 396,709 number -0.7%
2017 395,092 number -0.4%
2018 394,428 number -0.2%
2019 393,791 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 224,016 number 223,196 number 224,836 number 2
2000s 232,461 number 188,828 number 422,060 number 10
2010s 403,344 number 393,791 number 416,474 number 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador?
School age population, early childhood education, female in El Salvador was 393,791 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 422,060 number in 2009.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 188,828 number in 2008.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
El Salvador ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/