Secondary education, teachers in El Salvador
El Salvador: Secondary education, teachers was 17,715 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in El Salvador is 17,715, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers 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 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers 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% |
| 2007 | 19,929 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 20,484 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 22,807 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 24,556 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 19,449 | -20.8% |
| 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 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 | 19,230 | 16,832 | 22,807 | 6 |
| 2010s | 20,339 | 18,928 | 24,556 | 5 |
| 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 in El Salvador?
- Secondary education, teachers in El Salvador was 17,715 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24,556 in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,531 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for secondary education, teachers?
- El Salvador ranks 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.