Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 39.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 39.0% for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador peaked at 55.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.6% | — |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.1% | 32.6% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 39.0% | 48.8% | 5 |
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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 share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in El Salvador was 39.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).