Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador stood at 10.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador peaked at 20.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +39.7% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.9% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.9% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 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 initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in El Salvador was 10.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release