Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 10,589 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador is 10,589 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 10,589 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 751 number, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 751 number | — |
| 1973 | 1,620 number | +115.7% |
| 1974 | 1,951 number | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 2,137 number | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 2,556 number | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 2,888 number | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 3,806 number | +31.8% |
| 1985 | 4,197 number | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 4,789 number | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 4,216 number | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 5,804 number | +37.7% |
| 1995 | 6,304 number | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 5,919 number | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 7,168 number | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 7,285 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,501 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 7,027 number | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 7,331 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 7,890 number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 8,053 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8,070 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,583 number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 8,370 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8,562 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8,893 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 9,104 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9,291 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9,567 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9,303 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9,551 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9,906 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9,991 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,528 number | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 10,589 number | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 10,589 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 10,589 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,990 number, 5.3× the median. (33 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 number | 1,620 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,803 number | 751 number | 2,556 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 3,920 number | 2,888 number | 4,789 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 6,116 number | 4,216 number | 7,285 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 8,028 number | 7,027 number | 8,893 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,759 number | 9,104 number | 10,589 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
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 10,589 number in 2018, 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 10,589 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 751 number in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.