Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 8.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 8.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 10.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.4% | — |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +79.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +55.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -37.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (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 8.7% 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 10.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 128 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 down 10.7%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release