Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 55.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador stood at 55.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador peaked at 55.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 129th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.4% | — |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 55.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.5%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +54.2% | 32.4% | 50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 47.8% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 52.8% | 54.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.3% | 55.6% | 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 secondary education who are female in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in El Salvador was 55.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 129th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release