Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 12.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador stood at 12.0%.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 16.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2007.
El Salvador ranks 90th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.1% | — |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -37.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +65.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +52.1% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +27.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 8.9% | 15.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.8% | 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 12.0% 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 16.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2007.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 90th out of 101 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 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release