Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 7,827 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, 2003–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador is 7,827 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador peaked at 8,737 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,653 number, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 87th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6,653 number | — |
| 2004 | 6,875 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7,104 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 7,576 number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 6,755 number | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 8,030 number | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 8,737 number | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 8,180 number | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 7,911 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 8,250 number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 7,827 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,166 number | 6,653 number | 8,030 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,181 number | 7,827 number | 8,737 number | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in El Salvador was 7,827 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8,737 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,653 number in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.