Secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0028 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0028 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0028 units per person | +191.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 units per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 units per person | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.003 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0028 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.