Primary education, teachers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Primary education, teachers was 73.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary education, teachers in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 73.5% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in El Salvador peaked at 75.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary education, teachers in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 74.3% | — |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 68.2% | 74.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 72.8% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 74.0% | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in El Salvador?
- Primary education, teachers in El Salvador was 73.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for primary education, teachers?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.