Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador
El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary was 1.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador peaked at 11.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +1185.7% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +131.1% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +77.9% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | +50.8% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +60.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -87.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary in El Salvador was 1.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary