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 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -42.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 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 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% 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 0.2% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 7.7%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release