Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0028 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in El Salvador is 0.0028 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), 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.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0028 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 40% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0028 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 48% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 | +191.5% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0028 units per person |
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 |
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 teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in El Salvador?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0028 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 176th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), 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 Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.