Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in El Salvador
El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in El Salvador peaked at 11.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +245.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +74.1% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +14.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +245.0% | 1.9% | 6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
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 8.5% 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 11.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 129 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 16.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release