Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 40.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador stood at 40.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador peaked at 40.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.6% | — |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 40.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 40.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.8%, 88% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 34.7% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.8% | 40.3% | 3 |
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 percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in El Salvador was 40.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release