Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.1794 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1794 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 0.199 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 LPIA, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 72nd out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0815 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.1293 LPIA | +58.6% |
| 2017 | 0.167 LPIA | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1675 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.199 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1794 LPIA | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1363 LPIA | 0.0815 LPIA | 0.1675 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1892 LPIA | 0.1794 LPIA | 0.199 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador was 0.1794 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.199 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 LPIA in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release