Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador is 97.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2009.
El Salvador ranks 50th of 100 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.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.7% | — |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 97.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 97.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +33.3% | 68.7% | 91.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 68.7% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 91.6% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 2 |
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 trained in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in El Salvador was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2009.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained?
- El Salvador ranks 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 pre-primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release