Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, general pupils was 429,923 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 429,923 for secondary education, general pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador peaked at 522,021 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60,870, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,971 | 60,870 | 181,080 | 10 |
| 1980s | 187,417 | 162,552 | 211,272 | 5 |
| 1990s | 271,480 | 217,498 | 369,848 | 5 |
| 2000s | 399,436 | 333,679 | 449,890 | 10 |
| 2010s | 482,694 | 429,923 | 522,021 | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.99 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, general pupils in El Salvador was 429,923 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 522,021 in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,870 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.