Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tertiary education, academic staff was 40.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in El Salvador, 1970–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Singapore 41.0% compare
- 93 Samoa 40.6% compare
- 94 Colombia 40.3% compare
- 96 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
- 98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.7% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -11.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 218,890 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 201,584 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5618 % change on previous year (2024)
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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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.