Trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador, 2003–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador stood at 95.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 95.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 44th out of 103 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.
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87.1% | — |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 95.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 95.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.2%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 85.1% | 87.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 89.2% | 91.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.7% | 95.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 41 Belarus 96.7% compare
- 42 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 43 Namibia 95.8% compare
- 45 Panama 95.2% compare
- 46 Mauritania 94.7% compare
- 47 Macau, China 93.4% compare
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 trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in El Salvador was 95.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 44th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.