Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.2%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
87th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2009
All-time low
1.2%
in 2021
Years of data
19
2002–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in El Salvador peaked at 1.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.2% | — |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,272 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5,860 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 110,128 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 85,821 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 1.2% 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 1.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 121 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 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release