El Salvador vs Samoa: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
El Salvador
40.0%
in 2023
Samoa
40.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
97th
Samoa rank
95th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- El Salvador
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 40.6% against 40.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 95th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 4.2% | 12.6% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 40.6% | 8.5% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 44.4% | 12.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 40.5% | 1.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, El Salvador or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 40.6% against 40.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between El Salvador and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 97th and Samoa ranks 95th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release