Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.14 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8155 GPIA, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 38th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.894 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.8997 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8155 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9134 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9317 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8807 GPIA | 0.8155 GPIA | 0.9134 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9317 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 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 1.14 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8155 GPIA in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 38th 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 27.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release