Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 65.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador stood at 65.6%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador peaked at 78.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2023.
That places El Salvador 114th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78.7% | — |
| 2003 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 72.2% | 78.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.6% | 78.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 65.6% | 76.6% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador was 65.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- El Salvador ranks 114th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release