School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador

El Salvador: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 113,955 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
113,955 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 202 countries
All-time high
152,464 number
in 2001
All-time low
113,955 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 113,955 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador peaked at 152,464 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 113,955 number, in 2020.

El Salvador ranks 105th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 114,630 number
1971 117,370 number +2.4%
1972 119,868 number +2.1%
1973 122,150 number +1.9%
1974 124,225 number +1.7%
1975 126,135 number +1.5%
1976 128,581 number +1.9%
1977 131,218 number +2.1%
1978 133,870 number +2.0%
1979 136,341 number +1.8%
1980 138,399 number +1.5%
1981 140,321 number +1.4%
1982 142,176 number +1.3%
1983 143,833 number +1.2%
1984 145,127 number +0.9%
1985 145,893 number +0.5%
1986 145,563 number -0.2%
1987 144,689 number -0.6%
1988 143,587 number -0.8%
1989 142,557 number -0.7%
1990 141,966 number -0.4%
1991 141,486 number -0.3%
1992 141,594 number +0.1%
1993 142,188 number +0.4%
1994 143,154 number +0.7%
1995 144,324 number +0.8%
1996 145,604 number +0.9%
1997 147,368 number +1.2%
1998 149,280 number +1.3%
1999 151,016 number +1.2%
2000 152,147 number +0.7%
2001 152,464 number +0.2%
2002 151,840 number -0.4%
2003 150,422 number -0.9%
2004 148,311 number -1.4%
2005 145,764 number -1.7%
2006 142,388 number -2.3%
2007 137,818 number -3.2%
2008 132,730 number -3.7%
2009 127,758 number -3.7%
2010 123,722 number -3.2%
2011 120,824 number -2.3%
2012 119,368 number -1.2%
2013 118,815 number -0.5%
2014 118,571 number -0.2%
2015 117,821 number -0.6%
2016 116,828 number -0.8%
2017 115,925 number -0.8%
2018 115,127 number -0.7%
2019 114,455 number -0.6%
2020 113,955 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 125,439 number 114,630 number 136,341 number 10
1980s 143,214 number 138,399 number 145,893 number 10
1990s 144,798 number 141,486 number 151,016 number 10
2000s 144,164 number 127,758 number 152,464 number 10
2010s 118,146 number 114,455 number 123,722 number 10
2020s 113,955 number 113,955 number 113,955 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 102 Cuba 126,951 number compare
  2. 103 Belarus 121,802 number compare
  3. 104 Sweden 118,622 number compare
  4. 106 Czechia 108,854 number compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 103,906 number compare
  6. 108 Eritrea 94,499 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in El Salvador was 113,955 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 152,464 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 113,955 number in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
El Salvador ranks 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/