Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador

El Salvador: Tertiary education, academic staff was 40.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
95th
of 170 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2023
All-time low
16.8%
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2023

Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador, 1970–2023

0102030401970199620231970: 16.8 % female1973: 25.5 % female1974: 24.7 % female1975: 22.7 % female1978: 24.3 % female1983: 29.3 % female1984: 23.9 % female1985: 25.1 % female1986: 34.3 % female1990: 26 % female1994: 30.9 % female1995: 27.8 % female1996: 29 % female1999: 32.1 % female2000: 32.2 % female2001: 30.8 % female2002: 31.7 % female2003: 31.9 % female2004: 31.7 % female2005: 33.6 % female2006: 33.5 % female2007: 33.4 % female2008: 34.2 % female2009: 35.3 % female2010: 35.2 % female2011: 35.9 % female2012: 37.1 % female2013: 36.8 % female2014: 36.6 % female2015: 37.3 % female2016: 37.7 % female2017: 38.3 % female2018: 38.4 % female2019: 38.5 % female2020: 37.8 % female2021: 39.8 % female2022: 39.4 % female2023: 40 % female

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador peaked at 40.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1970.

That places El Salvador 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2023.
Year % female Change
1970 16.8%
1973 25.5% +52.0%
1974 24.7% -3.3%
1975 22.7% -7.9%
1978 24.3% +7.1%
1983 29.3% +20.6%
1984 23.9% -18.3%
1985 25.1% +4.9%
1986 34.3% +36.5%
1990 26.0% -24.1%
1994 30.9% +18.6%
1995 27.8% -9.9%
1996 29.0% +4.2%
1999 32.1% +10.8%
2000 32.2% +0.2%
2001 30.8% -4.2%
2002 31.7% +2.9%
2003 31.9% +0.6%
2004 31.7% -0.6%
2005 33.6% +6.0%
2006 33.5% -0.4%
2007 33.4% -0.3%
2008 34.2% +2.6%
2009 35.3% +3.0%
2010 35.2% -0.2%
2011 35.9% +1.9%
2012 37.1% +3.3%
2013 36.8% -0.7%
2014 36.6% -0.6%
2015 37.3% +1.9%
2016 37.7% +1.1%
2017 38.3% +1.7%
2018 38.4% +0.2%
2019 38.5% +0.3%
2020 37.8% -1.8%
2021 39.8% +5.2%
2022 39.4% -0.9%
2023 40.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.8% 16.8% 25.5% 5
1980s 28.2% 23.9% 34.3% 4
1990s 29.2% 26.0% 32.1% 5
2000s 32.8% 30.8% 35.3% 10
2010s 37.2% 35.2% 38.5% 10
2020s 39.3% 37.8% 40.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador?
Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador was 40.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1970.
How does El Salvador rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
El Salvador ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.