El Salvador vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female

El Salvador
55.3%
in 2024
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
50.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
129th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
130th

Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time

  • El Salvador
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 55.3% against 50.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 5.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 129th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 130th of 210 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
1970s 32.4% 24.0% 8.5% El Salvador
2000s 49.8% 37.3% 12.5% El Salvador
2010s 54.2% 44.3% 9.9% El Salvador
2020s 55.5% 49.8% 5.6% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, El Salvador or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
El Salvador, at 55.3% against 50.1% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between El Salvador and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
5.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
El Salvador ranks 129th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 130th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,125 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release