Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 52.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 52.3% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 qualified in El Salvador peaked at 52.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 34th out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.5% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 31 Jordan 55.4% compare
- 32 Naoero 55.0% compare
- 33 Macau, China 54.7% compare
- 35 Monaco 51.9% compare
- 36 Palestine, State of 51.8% compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 50.8% 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 upper secondary education who are qualified in El Salvador?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified 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 qualified 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 qualified recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- El Salvador ranks 34th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified 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 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 upper secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release