Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 58.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in El Salvador, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 58.8% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in El Salvador peaked at 61.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2002.
El Salvador ranks 41st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.2% | — |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 49.2% | 60.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 58.8% | 61.6% | 7 |
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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 female share of graduates in business, administration and law in El Salvador?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in El Salvador was 58.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2002.
- How does El Salvador rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- El Salvador ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.