Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.1575 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador is 0.1575 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 0.1808 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0763 LPIA, in 2013.
That places El Salvador 75th out of 84 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 | 0.0763 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.1207 LPIA | +58.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1638 LPIA | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1577 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1808 LPIA | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1575 LPIA | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1296 LPIA | 0.0763 LPIA | 0.1638 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1691 LPIA | 0.1575 LPIA | 0.1808 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.12 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
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 0.1575 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 0.1808 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0763 LPIA in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 75th out of 84 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 106.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release