Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador stood at 2.0%.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 190.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 2.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 81 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +84.8% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 2.0% 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 2.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 81 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 190.4%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release