Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 26.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in El Salvador, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in information and communication in El Salvador stood at 26.2%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in El Salvador peaked at 45.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 43rd out of 85 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43.6% | — |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 36.0% | 45.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 26.0% | 37.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 40 Bangladesh 27.3% compare
- 41 Honduras 27.1% compare
- 42 Guyana 26.6% compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 24.3% compare
- 45 Denmark 24.0% compare
- 46 United States 23.6% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in El Salvador?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in El Salvador was 26.2% 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 information and communication recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.