Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador
El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 29.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador peaked at 45.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 89th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31.8% | — |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 31.8% | 45.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 37.0% | 44.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 25.7% | 38.2% | 4 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in El Salvador was 29.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release