Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — El Salvador

Women in ministerial positions in El Salvador in 2025 — 37.5%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2025 37.5% +6.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 190
Period maximum 47.1%2019
Period minimum 7.1%2014

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — El Salvador, 2005–20250204060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 35.3%2008: 38.9%2010: 15.4%2012: 11.1%2014: 7.1%2015: 21.4%2016: 21.4%2018: 33.3%2019: 47.1%2020: 43.8%2022: 37.5%2023: 37.5%2024: 31.3%2025: 37.5%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 37.5%
World 22.4%
Central America computed 37.2%
Women in ministerial positions — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.5 +6.3 pp
2024 31.3 −6.3 pp
2023 37.5 +0 pp
2022 37.5
2020 43.8 −3.3 pp
2019 47.1 +13.8 pp
2018 33.3
2016 21.4 +0 pp
2015 21.4 +14.3 pp
2014 7.1
2012 11.1
2010 15.4
2008 38.9
2005 35.3

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.