Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 11.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 11.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 18.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2014.
El Salvador ranks 94th of 102 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 | 18.3% | — |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -44.0% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +64.2% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +48.6% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.2% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 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 (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 11.8% 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 18.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 102 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 24.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release