Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 0.0309 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0309 units per person for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador peaked at 0.0331 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 1970.
El Salvador ranks 95th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0026 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0034 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 units per person | +47.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0069 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0072 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0073 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 units per person | +39.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0122 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0132 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0169 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.02 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0193 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.02 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.02 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.02 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.022 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.023 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0238 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0247 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0263 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0287 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.029 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0299 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0306 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0308 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0331 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0321 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0318 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0309 units per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.02 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0238 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0247 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0319 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0331 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in El Salvador was 0.0309 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- El Salvador ranks 95th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.