Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 73.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador stood at 73.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75.0% | — |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 73.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.4%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 73.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 73.7% | 75.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 74.0% | 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 primary education who are qualified in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in El Salvador was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 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