Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 20.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador is 20.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 35.5% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 49.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 49.6% | — |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +35.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 45.1% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.3% | 41.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 14.7% | 26.0% | 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 initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 20.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release