Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in El Salvador peaked at 8.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 86th of 112 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 | 6.1% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 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 7.3% 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 8.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 112 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 20.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release