Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.3408 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3408
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.4953
in 2010
All-time low
0.1906
in 2000
Years of data
22
1975–2023
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 1975–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.3408 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.4953 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1906, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 27th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2063 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2244 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1906 | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2339 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2417 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3543 | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3403 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3555 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4875 | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4953 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.286 | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3119 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3061 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3077 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.307 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3491 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3307 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3366 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3666 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3997 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3627 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3408 | -6.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3408 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7952, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3408 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7952, 43% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2063 | 0.2063 | 0.2063 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2244 | 0.2244 | 0.2244 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3148 | 0.1906 | 0.4875 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3367 | 0.286 | 0.4953 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3675 | 0.3408 | 0.3997 | 4 |
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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 0.3408 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4953 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1906 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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