Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 41.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in El Salvador, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 41.6% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in El Salvador peaked at 59.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2007.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.9% | — |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +78.8% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -27.8% |
| 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 | 42.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 41.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 41.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.8%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +78.8% | 26.3% | 47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 26.3% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 31.1% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 37.9% | 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 (hc) in El Salvador?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in El Salvador was 41.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release