Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 4,118 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 4,118 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 4,460 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,867, in 2003.
That places El Salvador 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2,867 | — |
| 2004 | 2,979 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3,095 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,336 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 3,225 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4,230 | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 4,135 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,996 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4,200 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4,023 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 4,460 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 4,118 | -7.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4,118 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,964, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4,118 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,100 | 2,867 | 3,336 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,117 | 3,996 | 4,230 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,289 | 4,118 | 4,460 | 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 upper secondary education, female in El Salvador?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in El Salvador was 4,118 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,460 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,867 in 2003.
- How does El Salvador rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release