Teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Teachers in primary education, male was 6,491 number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
6,491 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
101st
of 196 countries
All-time high
8,612 number
in 2007
All-time low
5,869 number
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador, 2004–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2004201120182004: 5.9k number2005: 6.8k number2006: 7.8k number2007: 8.6k number2008: 8.3k number2011: 8.4k number2015: 6.3k number2016: 6.4k number2017: 6.2k number2018: 6.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador is 6,491 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 8,612 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,869 number, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 101st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,476 number 5,869 number 8,612 number 5
2010s 6,742 number 6,186 number 8,371 number 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 98 Congo 7,684 number compare
  2. 99 Nicaragua 7,025 number compare
  3. 100 Hong Kong, China 6,680 number compare
  4. 102 Gambia 6,445 number compare
  5. 103 Namibia 6,161 number compare
  6. 104 Gabon 6,111 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador?
Teachers in primary education, male in El Salvador was 6,491 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 8,612 number in 2007.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 5,869 number in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for teachers in primary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/