Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 71.3% 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 71.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador peaked at 91.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 116th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 87.3% | — |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 83.7% | 87.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 86.0% | 91.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 71.3% | 88.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 71.3% 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 91.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 122 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 20.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release