Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 94.5% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in El Salvador peaked at 94.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 38th of 80 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.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.5% | — |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +2.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 94.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.4%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 94.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.5% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.7% | 90.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.5% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in El Salvador?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in El Salvador was 94.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- El Salvador ranks 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release