Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in El Salvador
El Salvador: Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 2,594 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in El Salvador, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,594 for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in 2023.
The figure is up 39.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador peaked at 4,627 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,759, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 16th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,627 | — |
| 2009 | 4,248 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 3,948 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 3,080 | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 3,495 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 3,415 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,446 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4,293 | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 3,505 | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 3,803 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 3,751 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,794 | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 1,759 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 1,858 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2,594 | +39.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2,594 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,133, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2,594 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,594, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,438 | 4,248 | 4,627 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,637 | 3,080 | 4,293 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,251 | 1,759 | 2,794 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 85.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 84.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in El Salvador was 2,594 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,627 in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,759 in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- El Salvador ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release