Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in primary education, female was 18,151 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador, 2003–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador is 18,151 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 22,384 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16,596 number, in 2003.
El Salvador ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16,596 number | — |
| 2004 | 16,780 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 17,376 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 17,994 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 18,486 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 22,197 number | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 22,384 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 18,714 number | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 18,755 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17,801 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 18,151 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,238 number | 16,596 number | 22,197 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 19,161 number | 17,801 number | 22,384 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 102 Senegal 20,599 number compare
- 103 Oman 19,776 number compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,198 number compare
- 106 Bulgaria 17,928 number compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 17,740 number compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 17,204 number compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 195,949 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador?
- Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador was 18,151 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 22,384 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,596 number in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.