Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified was 55.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
55.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 85 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2023
All-time low
54.3%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 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 qualified in El Salvador peaked at 55.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 54th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.3% | — |
| 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 68.7%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 55.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.1%, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5% | 54.3% | 54.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.3% | 55.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 51 Macau, China 57.4% compare
- 52 Jordan 57.1% compare
- 53 Seychelles 56.6% compare
- 55 Hong Kong, China 55.2% compare
- 56 Tunisia 54.8% compare
- 57 Qatar 51.8% compare
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 qualified in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 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 qualified 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 qualified recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 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 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 secondary 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