Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.1892 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1892 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2151 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0767 LPIA, in 2006.
El Salvador ranks 84th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0767 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.0781 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 LPIA | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1112 LPIA | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.081 LPIA | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1203 LPIA | +48.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1098 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1257 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0975 LPIA | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1076 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1528 LPIA | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1855 LPIA | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1248 LPIA | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1786 LPIA | +43.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2045 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.201 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2151 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1892 LPIA | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0988 LPIA | 0.0767 LPIA | 0.1292 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1284 LPIA | 0.081 LPIA | 0.1855 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2025 LPIA | 0.1892 LPIA | 0.2151 LPIA | 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 0.1892 LPIA 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 0.2151 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 LPIA in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 84th out of 93 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 50.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release