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

El Salvador: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 55,634 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
55,634 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 202 countries
All-time high
74,576 number
in 2001
All-time low
55,634 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 55,634 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in El Salvador peaked at 74,576 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55,634 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 age in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 56,781 number
1971 58,164 number +2.4%
1972 59,417 number +2.2%
1973 60,557 number +1.9%
1974 61,591 number +1.7%
1975 62,549 number +1.6%
1976 63,737 number +1.9%
1977 65,024 number +2.0%
1978 66,323 number +2.0%
1979 67,534 number +1.8%
1980 68,544 number +1.5%
1981 69,491 number +1.4%
1982 70,382 number +1.3%
1983 71,156 number +1.1%
1984 71,738 number +0.8%
1985 72,050 number +0.4%
1986 71,877 number -0.2%
1987 71,437 number -0.6%
1988 70,879 number -0.8%
1989 70,349 number -0.7%
1990 70,023 number -0.5%
1991 69,736 number -0.4%
1992 69,706 number -0.0%
1993 69,893 number +0.3%
1994 70,253 number +0.5%
1995 70,715 number +0.7%
1996 71,312 number +0.8%
1997 72,158 number +1.2%
1998 73,079 number +1.3%
1999 73,907 number +1.1%
2000 74,418 number +0.7%
2001 74,576 number +0.2%
2002 74,281 number -0.4%
2003 73,598 number -0.9%
2004 72,573 number -1.4%
2005 71,324 number -1.7%
2006 69,676 number -2.3%
2007 67,441 number -3.2%
2008 64,949 number -3.7%
2009 62,514 number -3.7%
2010 60,543 number -3.2%
2011 59,144 number -2.3%
2012 58,420 number -1.2%
2013 58,120 number -0.5%
2014 57,971 number -0.3%
2015 57,590 number -0.7%
2016 57,112 number -0.8%
2017 56,657 number -0.8%
2018 56,245 number -0.7%
2019 55,892 number -0.6%
2020 55,634 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62,168 number 56,781 number 67,534 number 10
1980s 70,790 number 68,544 number 72,050 number 10
1990s 71,078 number 69,706 number 73,907 number 10
2000s 70,535 number 62,514 number 74,576 number 10
2010s 57,769 number 55,892 number 60,543 number 10
2020s 55,634 number 55,634 number 55,634 number 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 102 Cuba 61,746 number compare
  2. 103 Belarus 59,034 number compare
  3. 104 Sweden 57,750 number compare
  4. 106 Czechia 52,919 number compare
  5. 107 United Arab Emirates 51,033 number compare
  6. 108 Eritrea 46,176 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in El Salvador?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in El Salvador was 55,634 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 74,576 number in 2001.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 55,634 number in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
El Salvador ranks 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, female (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, female (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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Female 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/