Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.394 GPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.394 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7675 GPIA | +94.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7798 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8717 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7658 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.806 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8289 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8707 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9023 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8372 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8864 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8842 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8972 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8652 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8522 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9189 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8802 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7032 GPIA | 0.394 GPIA | 0.8717 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8544 GPIA | 0.7658 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9174 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.394 GPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release