Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 11,877 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11,877 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 11,877 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 751, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 751 | — |
| 1973 | 1,620 | +115.7% |
| 1974 | 1,951 | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 2,137 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 2,556 | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 2,888 | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 3,806 | +31.8% |
| 1985 | 4,197 | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 4,789 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 4,216 | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 5,804 | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 6,304 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 5,919 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 7,168 | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 7,285 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,501 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7,027 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 7,331 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7,890 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 8,053 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,070 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,583 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 8,370 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8,562 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8,893 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 9,104 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9,291 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9,567 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9,303 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9,551 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9,906 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9,991 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,528 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 10,589 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10,704 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,147 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 10,115 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10,839 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 11,877 | +9.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 11,877 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,749, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 11,877 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,642, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +115.7% | 751 | 1,620 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,803 | 751 | 2,556 | 5 |
| 1980s | 3,920 | 2,888 | 4,789 | 4 |
| 1990s | 6,116 | 4,216 | 7,285 | 6 |
| 2000s | 8,028 | 7,027 | 8,893 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,853 | 9,104 | 10,704 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,744 | 10,115 | 11,877 | 4 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador was 11,877 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11,877 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 751 in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release