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 51.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador, 2003–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador stood at 51.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador peaked at 51.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 91st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 51.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 51.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.1%, 84% 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 88 Syrian Arab Republic 52.6% compare
- 89 Korea 52.5% compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 52.3% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51.2% compare
- 93 Denmark 50.8% compare
- 94 Tunisia 50.1% 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 upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in El Salvador was 51.4% in 2018, 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 51.4% in 2018.
- 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 91st out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 7.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.