Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions was 37.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador, 2005–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador is 37.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador peaked at 47.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.3% | — |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -60.4% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -36.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +201.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | +20.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 37.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 37.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.7%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +201.4% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 35.3% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 7.1% | 47.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 31.2% | 43.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador?
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions in El Salvador was 37.5% in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics.
- What is the highest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in ministerial level positions recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in ministerial level positions rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as part of Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.