Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador is 7.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 7.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 84th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.5% | — |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 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 7.2% 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 7.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 109 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 29.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release