| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Republic of El Salvador |
| Region: | North & Central America |
| Population: | 6,122,515 |
| Language(s): | Spanish, Nahua |
| Literacy Rate: | 71.5% |
| Academic Year: | February-October |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 9 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 2.5% |
| Foreign Students in National Universities: | 473 |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 1,191,052 |
| Secondary: 143,588 | |
| Higher: 112,266 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 97% |
| Secondary: 34% | |
| Higher: 18% | |
| Teachers: | Secondary: 9,255 |
| Higher: 5,910 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 96% |
| Secondary: 36% | |
| Higher: 18% | |
TEACHING PROFESSION
Traditionally, teachers were recruited from the high school level, but, after 1930, they were recruited from the graduating classes of the Escuelas Normales (teacher training schools). After 1965, under Educational Reform, the Escuelas Normales developed into part of the secondary educational system. Most of the teachers for universities and higher levels hold a Master's degree or doctorate.
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