Researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador
El Salvador: Researchers per million inhabitants was 55.47 FTE in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 55.47 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador peaked at 75.71 FTE in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.47 FTE, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.78 FTE | — |
| 2016 | 67.5 FTE | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 65.55 FTE | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 73.49 FTE | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 75.71 FTE | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 59.78 FTE | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 65.32 FTE | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 57.62 FTE | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 55.47 FTE | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.41 FTE | 64.78 FTE | 75.71 FTE | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.55 FTE | 55.47 FTE | 65.32 FTE | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Ethiopia 89.04 FTE
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.06 FTE compare
- 94 Togo 57.79 FTE compare
- 96 Mozambique 44.41 FTE
- 97 Zambia 41.9 FTE
- 98 Madagascar 32.94 FTE
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 researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in El Salvador was 55.47 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.71 FTE in 2019.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.47 FTE in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release