All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador
El Salvador: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 94.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador peaked at 94.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.6% | — |
| 2002 | 64.4% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 51.7% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 94.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.7%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 94.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.1%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 51.7% | 83.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 63.0% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in El Salvador was 94.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- El Salvador ranks 5th out of 116 countries with data for 2019.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release