School age population, early … School male educational development in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, early … School male educational development was 236,994 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
236,994 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 92 countries
All-time high
250,790 number
in 2011
All-time low
236,428 number
in 2017
Years of data
11
2009–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador, 2009–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2009201420192009: 250.5k number2010: 249.1k number2011: 250.8k number2012: 248.4k number2013: 243.6k number2014: 239.4k number2015: 238.1k number2016: 236.8k number2017: 236.4k number2018: 236.8k number2019: 237.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador is 236,994 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador peaked at 250,790 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 236,428 number, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 38th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

School age population, early … School male educational development in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in El Salvador, 2009 to 2019.
Year number Change
2009 250,544 number —
2010 249,075 number -0.6%
2011 250,790 number +0.7%
2012 248,439 number -0.9%
2013 243,644 number -1.9%
2014 239,365 number -1.8%
2015 238,084 number -0.5%
2016 236,798 number -0.5%
2017 236,428 number -0.2%
2018 236,812 number +0.2%
2019 236,994 number +0.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 236,994 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 236,994 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 number, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 250,544 number 250,544 number 250,544 number 1
2010s 241,643 number 236,428 number 250,790 number 10

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  4. 39 Mauritania 208,363 number compare
  5. 40 United Arab Emirates 201,911 number compare
  6. 41 Nicaragua 201,506 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador?
School age population, early childhood educational development in El Salvador was 236,994 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 250,790 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 236,428 number in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
El Salvador ranks 38th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/