Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 28.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in El Salvador is 28.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in El Salvador peaked at 43.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33.8% | — |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -33.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 28.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 28.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.3%, 58% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.1% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 28.1% | 43.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in El Salvador?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in El Salvador was 28.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release