Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 17,715 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador stood at 17,715.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 24,556 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,531, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 127th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,531 | — |
| 2003 | 16,832 | +376.7% |
| 2004 | 17,199 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18,126 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 19,028 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 19,929 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 20,484 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22,807 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 23,682 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 24,556 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 23,279 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 22,003 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 20,726 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 19,449 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 19,509 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19,254 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 18,928 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 18,676 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 17,715 | -5.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 17,715 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,286, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 17,715 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,739, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +376.7% | 3,531 | 16,832 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,531 | 3,531 | 3,531 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19,201 | 16,832 | 22,807 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21,265 | 18,928 | 24,556 | 9 |
| 2020s | 18,195 | 17,715 | 18,676 | 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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in El Salvador was 17,715 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24,556 in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,531 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.