Primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0035 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0051 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.004 units per person | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0035 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 165th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.