Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 110,128 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in El Salvador, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 110,128 for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in El Salvador peaked at 112,976 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,986, in 1973.
That places El Salvador 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5,986 | — |
| 1974 | 7,806 | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 9,468 | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 10,324 | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 18,017 | +74.5% |
| 1983 | 24,635 | +36.7% |
| 1984 | 27,807 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 30,832 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 31,921 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 52,876 | +65.6% |
| 1995 | 58,133 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 56,336 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 64,873 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 65,299 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62,222 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 59,551 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 61,449 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 62,774 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 65,451 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 66,985 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 68,336 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 72,499 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 75,664 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 78,201 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 81,268 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 85,988 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 90,484 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 93,938 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 94,267 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96,133 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 97,275 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 99,737 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 102,513 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 103,635 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 111,131 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 109,669 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 112,976 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 112,531 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 110,128 | -2.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 110,128 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 147,656, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 110,128 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103,076, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +74.5% | 10,324 | 18,017 |
| 1994 | +65.6% | 31,921 | 52,876 |
| 1983 | +36.7% | 18,017 | 24,635 |
| 1974 | +30.4% | 5,986 | 7,806 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,396 | 5,986 | 10,324 | 4 |
| 1980s | 26,642 | 18,017 | 31,921 | 5 |
| 1990s | 59,503 | 52,876 | 65,299 | 5 |
| 2000s | 67,313 | 59,551 | 78,201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,524 | 81,268 | 103,635 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,287 | 109,669 | 112,976 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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, female in El Salvador?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in El Salvador was 110,128 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 112,976 in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,986 in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- El Salvador ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release