Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 17.99 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador stood at 17.99.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador peaked at 19.87 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.37, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 70th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.83 | 12.37 | 13.36 | 5 |
| 1980s | 17.19 | 15.46 | 19.87 | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.8 | 16.27 | 18.92 | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.4 | 14.56 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 | 16.48 | 18.93 | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.99 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in El Salvador was 17.99 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.87 in 1983.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.