Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 96.1% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2018.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador peaked at 100.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 1981.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.6% | — |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 87.9% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 96.5% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +2.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 96.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.1%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 96.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.3% | 96.6% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.3% | 87.9% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 88.6% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 89.4% | 96.1% | 5 |
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 pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in El Salvador was 96.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 1981.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.