El Salvador: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

Since 2003 it is down 0.89% from 22,331 in 2003. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, El Salvador's primary education, teachers fell 2.9% on 2023 (from 22,803 to 22,132).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was +3.7% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.5% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.7% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, El Salvador had the 65th highest value of the 108 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to El Salvador in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritania — 62nd of 108: 24,560
• Bulgaria — 63rd of 108: 22,710
• Belarus — 64th of 108: 22,228
• Namibia — 66th of 108: 21,240
• Slovak Republic — 67th of 108: 18,530
• Serbia — 68th of 108: 16,557

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1,087 (2023)
• Aruba — 628 (2016)
• Bahamas, The — 1,497 (2024)
• Barbados — 1,592 (2024)
• Belize — 2,497 (2024)
• Bolivia — 76,710 (2024)
• Brazil — 696,748 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 247 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 323 (2024)
• Chile — 94,709 (2024)
• Colombia — 180,781 (2022)

More education data for El Salvador

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 594,860 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 89.88% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 90.18% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 89.6% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 32.83% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is El Salvador's primary education, teachers?

22,132 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is down 0.89% from 22,331 in 2003. The highest value was 31,077 in 2009 and the lowest 22,132 in 2024.

How does El Salvador rank?

65th highest of 108 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers unusual for El Salvador?

In 2024, El Salvador's primary education, teachers fell 2.9% on 2023 (from 22,803 to 22,132). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was +3.7% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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