Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Teachers in primary education, female was 18,151 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18,151 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
105th
of 196 countries
All-time high
22,384 number
in 2011
All-time low
16,596 number
in 2003
Years of data
11
2003–2018

Teachers in primary education, female in El Salvador, 2003–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2003201020182003: 16.6k number2004: 16.8k number2005: 17.4k number2006: 18.0k number2007: 18.5k number2008: 22.2k number2011: 22.4k number2015: 18.7k number2016: 18.8k number2017: 17.8k number2018: 18.2k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number) in El Salvador, 2003 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18,238 number 16,596 number 22,197 number 6
2010s 19,161 number 17,801 number 22,384 number 5

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  3. 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,198 number compare
  4. 106 Bulgaria 17,928 number compare
  5. 107 Papua New Guinea 17,740 number compare
  6. 108 United Arab Emirates 17,204 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
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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.