Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places El Salvador 85th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +85.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -47.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +94.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -48.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +87.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +92.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 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 2.1% 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 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 95 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 22.8%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release