Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.1983 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador stood at 0.1983 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 0.2201 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0811 LPIA, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 80th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.1221 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.0811 LPIA | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1655 LPIA | +104.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1281 LPIA | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0887 LPIA | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1452 LPIA | +63.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1317 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1398 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1007 LPIA | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 0.125 LPIA | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1675 LPIA | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1992 LPIA | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.132 LPIA | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1927 LPIA | +46.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2201 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2131 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1983 LPIA | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1242 LPIA | 0.0811 LPIA | 0.1655 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1423 LPIA | 0.0887 LPIA | 0.1992 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2105 LPIA | 0.1983 LPIA | 0.2201 LPIA | 3 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.1983 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 0.2201 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0811 LPIA in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 80th out of 87 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 41.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release