El Salvador: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)

Key figures

Since 2003 it is up 3.48 percentage points from 94% in 2003. The World Bank has no value for 9 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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 0.5 percentage points on 2023 (from 97.98% to 97.48%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was −0.35 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.58 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.48 percentage points in 2008. 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 18th highest value of the 38 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

• Macao SAR, China — 14th of 38: 99.69%
• Niger — 15th of 38: 98.42%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 16th of 38: 98.03%
• Belarus — 18th of 38: 95.66%
• Bahamas, The — 19th of 38: 93.33%
• Namibia — 20th of 38: 93.09%

What this measures

Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

Limitations: This indicator does not take into account differences in teachers' experiences and status, teaching methods, teaching materials, and classroom conditions - all factors that affect the quality of teaching and learning. Some teachers without formal training may have acquired equivalent pedagogical skills through professional experience. In addition, national standards regarding teacher qualifications and pedagogical skills may vary.

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

All 13 values

Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) in nearby economies

• Bahamas, The — 93.33% (2024)
• Barbados — 73.8% (2024)
• Belize — 76.68% (2024)
• Bolivia — 89.38% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 100% (2024)
• Colombia — 97.5% (2022)
• Costa Rica — 90% (2020)
• Dominican Republic — 100% (2021)
• Grenada

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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)?

97.48% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 3.48 percentage points from 94% in 2003. The highest value was 97.98% in 2023 and the lowest 90.46% in 2008.

How does El Salvador rank?

18th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) unusual for El Salvador?

In 2024, El Salvador's trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) fell 0.5 percentage points on 2023 (from 97.98% to 97.48%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2023), the average change was −0.35 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.TCAQ.FE.ZS, 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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