Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador is 52.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador peaked at 52.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43.1% | — |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 52.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.1%, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 52.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.8%, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.1% | 47.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.4% | 51.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador was 52.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release